Browse Dissertations and Theses - Linguistics by Author "Wu, Mary Ann"

  • Interpreting Complex Noun Phrases in Mandarin Chinese 
    Wu, Mary Ann (1997)
    It has been observed that word order and intonational prominence in MC NPs tend to correlate with definite and indefinite readings of the NPs. Based on recurring interpretive patterns in MC, I show that in MC, definite ...

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