Optionality of 的 De in Chinese Possessive Structures: A Quantitative Study

In this paper, we explore quantitative tools to investigate the optionality with respect to the presence of the possessive marker 돨 de in alienable and inalienable constructions in Chinese. We explore three models to account for this optionality. The main model predicts syntactic nature to optionali...

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Main Authors: Giuseppe Samo, Fuzhen Si
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Firenze University Press 2022-08-01
Series:Quaderni di Linguistica e Studi Orientali
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Online Access:https://oaj.fupress.net/index.php/bsfm-qulso/article/view/13602