A Comparison of English Passives and Chinese bei-Constructions
The purpose of this research is to develop and motivate a theory of passive constructions under Minimalism. This theory includes three proposals: firstly, accusative Case is available in passives; secondly, nominative Case takes priority over accusative; finally, a Passive Phrase exists between TP/VP and vP. English passives and Chinese bei-constructions are analyzed based on the Agree and Phase system in Chomsky's recent framework, Minimalist Inquiries. In conclusion, a unitary syntactic structure and derivational process of English passives and Chinese bei-constructions are developed. The passive functional category is phonologically covert…
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- ISBN: 978-3-639-86070-2
- EAN: 9783639860702
- Produktnummer: 36360944
- Verlag: Sps
- Sprache: Englisch
- Erscheinungsjahr: 2015
- Seitenangabe: 68 S.
- Masse: H22.0 cm x B15.0 cm x D0.4 cm 119 g
- Abbildungen: Paperback
- Gewicht: 119
Über den Autor
Wei Yan is a Research Assistant and Project Coordinator at Queen's University, Canada. He earned his MEd from Queen's and he also holds an MA from Yonsei University, South Korea. He was a language teacher and have taught English, Korean, and Chinese to various age groups. He is actively involved in research on language assessment and achievement.
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