TY - JOUR
T1 - To mark or not to mark
T2 - Just how similar are Chinese dialects in this regard?
AU - Sperlich, Darcy
AU - Sanders, Robert
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© CRLAO-EHESS.
PY - 2012/1
Y1 - 2012/1
N2 - This is an experimental study of the frequency of formal passive and disposal marking in five Chinese dialects - Beijing Mandarin, Taipei Mandarin, Guangzhou Vue, Shanghai Wu and Taiwan Southern Min. Using oral stories and oral responses, we observe whether usage frequency is dialect-specific or is relatively uniform throughout. The results provide a rather nuanced view of 'Pan-Chinese' grammar, i.e. the usual distinction of Northern vs. Southern dialects is not fully predictive of the relative frequency at which the passive and disposal functions are formally marked.
AB - This is an experimental study of the frequency of formal passive and disposal marking in five Chinese dialects - Beijing Mandarin, Taipei Mandarin, Guangzhou Vue, Shanghai Wu and Taiwan Southern Min. Using oral stories and oral responses, we observe whether usage frequency is dialect-specific or is relatively uniform throughout. The results provide a rather nuanced view of 'Pan-Chinese' grammar, i.e. the usual distinction of Northern vs. Southern dialects is not fully predictive of the relative frequency at which the passive and disposal functions are formally marked.
KW - Chinese dialects
KW - disposal
KW - frequency
KW - passive
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=84954567179&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1163/19606028-04102004
DO - 10.1163/19606028-04102004
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:84954567179
SN - 0153-3320
VL - 41
SP - 287
EP - 340
JO - Cahiers de Linguistique d'Asie Orientale
JF - Cahiers de Linguistique d'Asie Orientale
IS - 2
ER -