@article{ART002681574},
author={Hyunjun Park and Park, Myung Kwan},
title={Contrastive Topics in Chinese Comparatives},
journal={PHILOSOPHY·THOUGHT·CULTURE},
issn={1975-1621},
year={2021},
number={35},
pages={408-433},
doi={10.33639/ptc.2021..35.017}
TY - JOUR
AU - Hyunjun Park
AU - Park, Myung Kwan
TI - Contrastive Topics in Chinese Comparatives
JO - PHILOSOPHY·THOUGHT·CULTURE
PY - 2021
VL - null
IS - 35
PB - Research Institute for East-West Thought
SP - 408
EP - 433
SN - 1975-1621
AB - This paper is to argue that the two compared things in Chinese comparatives, i.e. target in the main clause and standard in the comparative clause should be analyzed as serving as a contrastive topic. Building on Li & Thompson’s (1981) study of Chinese comparatives, we show that Chinese encodes a contrastive topic structurally in the overt syntax of comparatives. More specifically, it is structurally configured in pre-subject position interleaved between an aboutness topic and a focus. Based on the structural make-up for a contrastive topic in Chinese, we investigate the subject vs. non-subject asymmetry when the fragmentary target/standard of comparison acts as a contrastive topic. At the same time, we use WCO effects and a ban on multiple foci to confirm that the fragmentary target/standard is not a focus but a contrastive topic.
KW - Chinese comparatives;contrastive topic;focus;structural encoding;clausal or phrasal structure
DO - 10.33639/ptc.2021..35.017
ER -
Hyunjun Park and Park, Myung Kwan. (2021). Contrastive Topics in Chinese Comparatives. PHILOSOPHY·THOUGHT·CULTURE, 35, 408-433.
Hyunjun Park and Park, Myung Kwan. 2021, "Contrastive Topics in Chinese Comparatives", PHILOSOPHY·THOUGHT·CULTURE, no.35, pp.408-433. Available from: doi:10.33639/ptc.2021..35.017
Hyunjun Park, Park, Myung Kwan "Contrastive Topics in Chinese Comparatives" PHILOSOPHY·THOUGHT·CULTURE 35 pp.408-433 (2021) : 408.
Hyunjun Park, Park, Myung Kwan. Contrastive Topics in Chinese Comparatives. 2021; 35 : 408-433. Available from: doi:10.33639/ptc.2021..35.017
Hyunjun Park and Park, Myung Kwan. "Contrastive Topics in Chinese Comparatives" PHILOSOPHY·THOUGHT·CULTURE no.35(2021) : 408-433.doi: 10.33639/ptc.2021..35.017
Hyunjun Park; Park, Myung Kwan. Contrastive Topics in Chinese Comparatives. PHILOSOPHY·THOUGHT·CULTURE, 35, 408-433. doi: 10.33639/ptc.2021..35.017
Hyunjun Park; Park, Myung Kwan. Contrastive Topics in Chinese Comparatives. PHILOSOPHY·THOUGHT·CULTURE. 2021; 35 408-433. doi: 10.33639/ptc.2021..35.017
Hyunjun Park, Park, Myung Kwan. Contrastive Topics in Chinese Comparatives. 2021; 35 : 408-433. Available from: doi:10.33639/ptc.2021..35.017
Hyunjun Park and Park, Myung Kwan. "Contrastive Topics in Chinese Comparatives" PHILOSOPHY·THOUGHT·CULTURE no.35(2021) : 408-433.doi: 10.33639/ptc.2021..35.017
