The particle suo in Mandarin Chinese: a case of long X0-dependency and a reexamination of the Principle of Minimal Compliance

X0-dependencies are known to be highly local. It has been argued that syntactic head movement can affect locality constraints. While some recent studies have revealed that verbal heads can undergo long-distance movement similar to phrasal movement, nominal categories still appear to adhere to strict...

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Main Authors: Li Yafei, Ting Jen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: De Gruyter 2024-03-01
Series:Linguistics
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1515/ling-2020-0247