@article{ART003237722},
author={Zhang Xi and Yuan Yi},
title={A Syntactic Contrastive Study of Korean-Chinese Middle Constructions},
journal={The Journal of Study on Language and Culture of Korea and China},
issn={1738-0502},
year={2025},
number={77},
pages={55-89},
doi={10.16874/jslckc.2025..77.003}
TY - JOUR
AU - Zhang Xi
AU - Yuan Yi
TI - A Syntactic Contrastive Study of Korean-Chinese Middle Constructions
JO - The Journal of Study on Language and Culture of Korea and China
PY - 2025
VL - null
IS - 77
PB - Korean Society of Study on Chinese Languge and Culture
SP - 55
EP - 89
SN - 1738-0502
AB - This study aims to actively acknowledge the existence of the grammatical category known as "middle constructions" in both Korean and Chinese, where a base object appears in the subject position, the implied agent is an indefinite plural, and the generic attribute of the subject is described. It first examines the semantic features unique to middle constructions, which are distinguished from typical passive sentences and object-subject sentences, and then conducts a component-wise contrastive analysis of the syntactic structures of middle constructions in the two languages.
Focusing on typical Korean middle constructions such as “이 문은 잘 열린다” (lit. “This door opens well”) with the structure "NP+AP+VP" and Chinese middle constructions such as “这辆车开起来真快” (lit. “This car drives really fast”) with the structure “NP+V+起来+AP”, the study conducts a contrastive analysis of their syntactic features based on sentence components (NP, AP, V) to identify similarities and differences between the two languages. This is significant for promoting a systematic understanding of Korean-Chinese middle constructions and providing a new perspective for cross-linguistic contrastive research.
KW - Korean-Chinese middle constructions;syntactic structure;attribute;genericity;Korean-Chinese contrastive study
DO - 10.16874/jslckc.2025..77.003
ER -
Zhang Xi and Yuan Yi. (2025). A Syntactic Contrastive Study of Korean-Chinese Middle Constructions. The Journal of Study on Language and Culture of Korea and China, 77, 55-89.
Zhang Xi and Yuan Yi. 2025, "A Syntactic Contrastive Study of Korean-Chinese Middle Constructions", The Journal of Study on Language and Culture of Korea and China, no.77, pp.55-89. Available from: doi:10.16874/jslckc.2025..77.003
Zhang Xi, Yuan Yi "A Syntactic Contrastive Study of Korean-Chinese Middle Constructions" The Journal of Study on Language and Culture of Korea and China 77 pp.55-89 (2025) : 55.
Zhang Xi, Yuan Yi. A Syntactic Contrastive Study of Korean-Chinese Middle Constructions. 2025; 77 : 55-89. Available from: doi:10.16874/jslckc.2025..77.003
Zhang Xi and Yuan Yi. "A Syntactic Contrastive Study of Korean-Chinese Middle Constructions" The Journal of Study on Language and Culture of Korea and China no.77(2025) : 55-89.doi: 10.16874/jslckc.2025..77.003
Zhang Xi; Yuan Yi. A Syntactic Contrastive Study of Korean-Chinese Middle Constructions. The Journal of Study on Language and Culture of Korea and China, 77, 55-89. doi: 10.16874/jslckc.2025..77.003
Zhang Xi; Yuan Yi. A Syntactic Contrastive Study of Korean-Chinese Middle Constructions. The Journal of Study on Language and Culture of Korea and China. 2025; 77 55-89. doi: 10.16874/jslckc.2025..77.003
Zhang Xi, Yuan Yi. A Syntactic Contrastive Study of Korean-Chinese Middle Constructions. 2025; 77 : 55-89. Available from: doi:10.16874/jslckc.2025..77.003
Zhang Xi and Yuan Yi. "A Syntactic Contrastive Study of Korean-Chinese Middle Constructions" The Journal of Study on Language and Culture of Korea and China no.77(2025) : 55-89.doi: 10.16874/jslckc.2025..77.003
