The Sino-Vietnamese Negative Prefixes <i>bất</i>, <i>vô</i>, <i>phi</i> and Their Coexistence with Sentential Negators: A Synchronic and Diachronic Analysis

This paper presents a comprehensive synchronic and diachronic analysis of the Sino-Vietnamese negative prefixes <i>bất</i> (Chinese 不 <i>bù</i>), <i>vô</i> (無 <i>wú</i>), and <i>phi</i> (非 <i>fēi</i>), examining their historical...

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Main Authors: Giorgio Francesco Arcodia, Trang Phan
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2025-06-01
Series:Languages
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2226-471X/10/6/146
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