Functional projections and thematic role assignment in Chinese

The question that motivates this thesis is how to account for the semi-free word order of Chinese. This is addressed in terms of the licensing mechanisms that are operative in Chinese. The theoretical context of this investigation in the current emphasis on the use of functional categories to explai...

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Main Author: Rhys, Catrin Siân
Published: University of Edinburgh 1994
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Online Access:http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.661085