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The Bei Construction: A Focus Device in Chinese

The bei construction has often been identified as a passive construction. This thesis uses Davis's (1983) semantic framework and Hsueh's (1989) descriptive corollaries to account for the various characteristics of the bei construction and proposes that the bei construction is not a passive construction but a more general Focus device.

Identiferoai:union.ndltd.org:unt.edu/info:ark/67531/metadc500393
Date08 1900
CreatorsFu, Minyue
ContributorsHardy, Heather K. (Heather Kay), 1952-, Montler, Timothy, Martin, Charles B., 1930-
PublisherUniversity of North Texas
Source SetsUniversity of North Texas
LanguageEnglish
Detected LanguageEnglish
TypeThesis or Dissertation
Formatv, 96 leaves : ill., Text
RightsPublic, Copyright, Copyright is held by the author, unless otherwise noted. All rights reserved., Fu, Minyue

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