Syntactic Hierarchy of the Typical Comparative Construction in Shanghainese

Han, Weifeng; Shi, Dingxu

doi:10.26181/60c834fc2f378

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Syntactic Hierarchy of the Typical Comparative Construction in Shanghainese

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posted on 2021-07-06, 06:15 authored by Weifeng Han, Dingxu Shi

The paper proposes a Degree Phrase (DegP) and a Focus Phrase (FocP) before the comparative adjective in the typical comparative construction in Shanghainese, in which FocP is always base-generated higher than DegP, and thus form the pattern of FocP>DegP.It is further pointed out that the comparative subject can always be topicalized.Therefore, the typical comparative construction in Shanghainese is a topic structure in nature.The comparative standard can also be topicalized, providing that there is a DegP, or a FocP highlighting the comparative adjective as the new information in the comment.

History

Publication Date

2021-05-20

Journal

Journal of Foreign Languages

Volume

44

Issue

3

Pagination

(p. 31-37)

Publisher

Shanghai Foreign Language Education Press

ISSN

1004-5139

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