Abstract
This paper provides an analysis of the Mandarin possessive-object (POBJ) constructions as discontinuous idiom chunks. It argues that, although POBJ constructions are radically different from genuine possessive NPs in their semantics, there is no evidence of any syntactic distinction between them from which the semantic differences can be derived, and it proposes a lexically based LFG analysis in which the differences between the two constructions are accounted for in terms of differences in f structure.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 263-308 |
Number of pages | 46 |
Journal | Linguistics |
Volume | 28 |
Issue number | 2 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 1 Jan 1990 |
Externally published | Yes |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Language and Linguistics
- Linguistics and Language