Chinese Syntax in a Cross-Linguistic Perspective (Oxford Studies in Comparative Syntax)

Chinese Syntax In A Cross-linguistic Perspective Collects Twelve New Papers That Explore The Syntax Of Chinese In Comparison With Other Languages-- Machine Generated Contents Note: -- 1. On Syntactic Analyticity And Parametric Theory -- Cheng-teh James Huang -- 2. Nominal Arguments In Mandarin And Yi -- Li Julie Jiang -- 3. Appositives In Mandarin Chinese And Cross-linguistically -- Francesca Del Gobbo -- 4. Restricting Nonrestrictive Relatives In Mandarin Chinese -- Jo-wang Lin & Wei-tien Dylan Tsai -- 5. The Same Difference: Comparative Syntax-semantics Of English Same And Chinese Tong/xiang-tong -- Wei-wen Roger Liao And Yuyun Wang -- 6. How Universal Is The Mass/count Distinction? Three Grammars Of Counting -- Gennaro Chierchia -- 7. Analysis Vs. Synthesis: Objects -- Michael Barrie And Yen-hui Audrey Li -- 8. Transitive Psych-predicates -- Lisa Lai-shen Cheng And Rint Sybesma -- 9. Light Verb Syntax Between English And Classical Chinese -- Shengli Feng -- 10. Selection In Complex Predicate Formation -- Mamoru Saito -- 11. Agents In Mandarin And Igbo Resultatives -- Alexander Williams -- 12. Verbal Answers To Yes/no Questions, Focus And Ellipsis -- Andrew Simpson -- 13. On The Internal Structure Of Comparative Constructions: From Chinese To English -- Gu Yang And Guo Jie -- 14. Root Infinitive Analogues In Child Chinese And Japanese -- Keiko Murasugi -- 15. Wh-adjuncts, Left Periphery, And Wh-in-situ -- Masao Ochi -- 16. Cartographic Syntax Of Pragmatic Projections -- Sze-wing Tang. Edited By Audrey Li, Andrew Simpson, And Wei-tien Dylan Tsai. Includes Bibliographical References And Index.