Aspects of Chinese syntax: Ergativity and phrase structure

This thesis is a study of various aspects of Chinese syntax, from a government-and binding perspective, arguing that a range of grammatical problems of Chinese syntax such as the variable position of subject, word order variation, locative inversion, definiteness effects, quantification and scope effects of inverted subjects can be explained if it is recognized that Chinese has both unergative (accusative) and ergative-type structures.

Name thesis:degree_name

Ph.D.

Level thesis:degree_level

Dissertation

Discipline thesis:degree_discipline

Linguistics

Grantor

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Year dc:date

2011

Author dc:creator

• Zhou, Xinping

Contributors dc:contributor

• Cheng, Chin-Chuan

• Language, Linguistics
• Language, Modern
• Language, General

Statement dc:rights

• Copyright 1990 Zhou, Xinping

Language dc:language

eng

Identifier

AAI9114484
(UMI)AAI9114484

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:www.ideals.illinois.edu:2142/22843