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- Title
The Conditions of Semantic Focus on Chayidian MeiVPin Contemporary Chinese.
- Authors
Yue Xuan
- Abstract
It's accepted that chayidian mei VP (expected things) in Contemporary Chinese means the expected thing has happened. But some exceptions are found. This article analyzes the ambiguous chayidian structure with focus Theory, especially semantics focus theory. If chayidian mei VP (expected things) means the expected thing has not happened, that it's a consecutive predicates construction of VO chayidian and negative phrase. And yidian is a semantic focus expressing measures. While, if chayidian mei VP (expected things) means the expected thing has happened, that it's a double negative construction including negative adverb. And yidian is not a semantic focus, without expressing measures.
- Subjects
NEGATION (Logic); FOCUS (Linguistics); SEMANTICS; PROPOSITION (Logic); TOPIC &; comment (Grammar)
- Publication
Journal of Sino-Western Communications, 2010, Vol 2, Issue 2, p131
- ISSN
2153-0114
- Publication type
Article