The Development of [Patient-Subj V-Qilai AP] as a Middle Construction in Chinese

The middle construction (MC) is a term originally used to account for derived intransitives in the generative tradition and is well-documented in many Indo-European languages. While diverse views exist on the Chinese MC, some scholars have argued that Chinese [patient-subj V-qilai AP] sentences shar...

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Main Author: Fangqiong Zhan
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2025-06-01
Series:Languages
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2226-471X/10/6/131
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