Jackie Yan‐ki Lai
Biographic Data
| ID | 1569372 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Jackie Yan‐ki Lai |
| GIVEN NAMES | Jackie Yan‐ki |
| FAMILY NAME | Lai |
| SIGNATURE | LAI J Y K |
| AFFILIATIONS | City University of Hong Kong |
| ORCID | 0000-0001-5781-8792 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 7 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 7 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2019 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
Partitivity and referentiality constraint: Removing incompletive potential with Mandarin -le
We present a formal analysis of an understudied postverbal completive marker - le in Mandarin, distinct from the perfective - le . We propose that completive - le forces strict telicity via maximal affectedness of the theme. Building on degree-based approaches, we show that - le interacts with a covert partitive operator to link event progress to both the extent of the theme and an abstract path scale. This analysis explains the marker’s unique r…
Mandarin verb doubling as verb-phrase fronting
Cartography and the stackability of Mandarin modals
An open question about cartography is whether one and the same functional head may iterate on the functional hierarchy. We demonstrate that the stackability of certain modals from the same semantic class in Mandarin offers clear evidence for such a possibility
Demonstratives and Mandarin relative types
This paper revisits the restrictive/appositive distinction with Mandarin relative clauses and argues against the commonly held view that their restrictive/appositive status directly correlates with their structural positions. We demonstrate that distinct uses of demonstratives constitute a relevant factor in establishing the correlation, such that the pre-/post-demonstrative position is relevant to the semantic status of a relative when the demon…
Moving heads to specifiers: Evidence from Mandarin multiple pre-subject modals
Cantonese dislocation: Parallel chains or cyclic linearization
This paper offers a critique of the cyclic linearization account of Cantonese dislocation recently advocated by Lee (2021). It shows that the ordering-based analysis encounters a number of nonobvious problems when compared with the existing parallel-chain account (Lai, 2019) and that the latter can be maintained under a broadened empirical landscape. The discussion bears on the development of a general theory of dislocation
Parallel copying in dislocation copying: Evidence from Cantonese
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Parallel copying in dislocation copying: Evidence from Cantonese
Moving heads to specifiers: Evidence from Mandarin multiple pre-subject modals
Cantonese dislocation: Parallel chains or cyclic linearization
This paper offers a critique of the cyclic linearization account of Cantonese dislocation recently advocated by Lee (2021). It shows that the ordering-based analysis encounters a number of nonobvious problems when compared with the existing parallel-chain account (Lai, 2019) and that the latter can be maintained under a broadened empirical landscape. The discussion bears on the development of a general theory of dislocation
Mandarin verb doubling as verb-phrase fronting
Cartography and the stackability of Mandarin modals
An open question about cartography is whether one and the same functional head may iterate on the functional hierarchy. We demonstrate that the stackability of certain modals from the same semantic class in Mandarin offers clear evidence for such a possibility
Demonstratives and Mandarin relative types
This paper revisits the restrictive/appositive distinction with Mandarin relative clauses and argues against the commonly held view that their restrictive/appositive status directly correlates with their structural positions. We demonstrate that distinct uses of demonstratives constitute a relevant factor in establishing the correlation, such that the pre-/post-demonstrative position is relevant to the semantic status of a relative when the demon…
Partitivity and referentiality constraint: Removing incompletive potential with Mandarin -le
We present a formal analysis of an understudied postverbal completive marker - le in Mandarin, distinct from the perfective - le . We propose that completive - le forces strict telicity via maximal affectedness of the theme. Building on degree-based approaches, we show that - le interacts with a covert partitive operator to link event progress to both the extent of the theme and an abstract path scale. This analysis explains the marker’s unique r…
Syntax, Semantics, Linguistic Variation (6 works) · Computer Science (4 works) · Mandarin Chinese (4 works) · Natural Language Processing Techniques (4 works) · Linguistics (3 works) · Modal verb (3 works) · Philosophy (3 works) · Phonetics and Phonology Research (3 works) · Dislocation (2 works) · Language, Metaphor, and Cognition (2 works)