Open AccessVerbal reduplication in Mandarin Chinese: An HPSG account
Author(s) -
Yanru Lu,
Stefan Müller
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
proceedings of the international conference on head-driven phrase structure grammar
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 1535-1793
DOI - 10.21248/hpsg.2021.5
Subject(s) - reduplication , mandarin chinese , linguistics , computer science , inheritance (genetic algorithm) , head driven phrase structure grammar , natural language processing , grammar , philosophy , biology , biochemistry , gene
The current study presents an HPSG analysis for verbal reduplication in Mandarin Chinese. After discussing its interaction with Aktionsarten and aspect markers, we argue that it is a morphological rather than syntactic process. We put forward a lexical rule for verbal reduplication in Mandarin Chinese and the different forms of reduplication are captured in an inheritance hierarchy. The interaction between verbal reduplication and aspect marking is handled by multiple inheritance. This analysis covers all forms of verbal reduplication in Mandarin Chinese and has none of the shortcomings of the previous analyses.