Abstract
This paper revisits the long-standing issue of indefinite wh-phrases in Mandarin (Huang 1982, Cheng 1991, Li 1992, Lin 1998) and proposes a new generalization in terms of an uncertainty condition that underlies the interpretation and distribution of them. The major problems of previous observations and accounts will be discussed, and the advantage of the proposed uncertainty condition over previous analyses will be demonstrated.
| Original language | English |
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| Publication status | Published - 27 May 2017 |
| Event | 62nd Annual Conference of the International Linguistic Association: Language and the Brain: coding, understanding, and processing - City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China Duration: 26 May 2017 → 28 May 2017 https://www.ilaword.org/acila62/index.html https://www.ilaword.org/acila62/ila_2017_booklet.pdf |
Conference
| Conference | 62nd Annual Conference of the International Linguistic Association |
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| Place | Hong Kong, China |
| Period | 26/05/17 → 28/05/17 |
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