Abstract
An importnat implication arising from the proposed account of word order is that all verbs must assign Case in Chinese. Recall that verbs assign Case not only to their subcategorized complements but also to the nonsubcategorized duration/frequency phrases.
This is a preview of subscription content, log in via an institution to check access.
Access this chapter
Tax calculation will be finalised at checkout
Purchases are for personal use only
Preview
Unable to display preview. Download preview PDF.
Author information
Authors and Affiliations
Rights and permissions
Copyright information
© 1990 Kluwer Academic Publishers
About this chapter
Cite this chapter
Li, YH.A. (1990). Lexical and Categorial Properties of Case. In: Order and Constituency in Mandarin Chinese. Studies in Natural Language and Linguistic Theory, vol 19. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-009-1898-6_5
Download citation
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-009-1898-6_5
Publisher Name: Springer, Dordrecht
Print ISBN: 978-94-010-7347-9
Online ISBN: 978-94-009-1898-6
eBook Packages: Springer Book Archive