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.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:unt.edu/info:ark/67531/metadc500393 |
| Date | 08 1900 |
| Creators | Fu, Minyue |
| Contributors | Hardy, Heather K. (Heather Kay), 1952-, Montler, Timothy, Martin, Charles B., 1930- |
| Publisher | University of North Texas |
| Source Sets | University of North Texas |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Thesis or Dissertation |
| Format | v, 96 leaves : ill., Text |
| Rights | Public, Copyright, Copyright is held by the author, unless otherwise noted. All rights reserved., Fu, Minyue |
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