Jennifer Shuiying Yao
Biographic Data
| ID | 5889671 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Jennifer Shuiying Yao |
| GIVEN NAMES | Jennifer Shuiying |
| FAMILY NAME | Yao |
| SIGNATURE | YAO J S |
| AFFILIATIONS | Hong Kong Polytechnic University |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-6259-1155 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 3 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 3 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2022 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
Revisiting Chinese indefinite subjects – a comparison with English
This paper defines the necessary and sufficient conditions for the licitness of indefinite subjects in Mandarin Chinese. The primary thesis is that their distribution is governed by two distinct but interacting principles. First, we posit, drawing upon Chierchia (1995. Individual-level predicates as inherent generics. In G. N. Carlson & F. J. Pelletier (eds.), The generic book , 176–223. University of Chicago Press), that Davidsonian arguments – …
Definiteness in plural reference in Shaoxing Wu
NP interpretation and disposal variations among the Mandarin, Cantonese, and Shaoxing dialects
Corresponding to the Ba construction (S Ba-OVC) in Mandarin, Cantonese prefers a strong SVCO word order, and the Shaoxing dialect adopts an SOVC variation. This paper makes a detailed cross-linguistic study on the structure and semantic interpretations of disposal NPs and highlights the role of the disposal NPs in the formation of disposal construction in the above three dialects. It suggests that the word order variations in disposal constructio…
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NP interpretation and disposal variations among the Mandarin, Cantonese, and Shaoxing dialects
Corresponding to the Ba construction (S Ba-OVC) in Mandarin, Cantonese prefers a strong SVCO word order, and the Shaoxing dialect adopts an SOVC variation. This paper makes a detailed cross-linguistic study on the structure and semantic interpretations of disposal NPs and highlights the role of the disposal NPs in the formation of disposal construction in the above three dialects. It suggests that the word order variations in disposal constructio…
Definiteness in plural reference in Shaoxing Wu
Revisiting Chinese indefinite subjects – a comparison with English
This paper defines the necessary and sufficient conditions for the licitness of indefinite subjects in Mandarin Chinese. The primary thesis is that their distribution is governed by two distinct but interacting principles. First, we posit, drawing upon Chierchia (1995. Individual-level predicates as inherent generics. In G. N. Carlson & F. J. Pelletier (eds.), The generic book , 176–223. University of Chicago Press), that Davidsonian arguments – …
Syntax, Semantics, Linguistic Variation (3 works) · Computer Science (2 works) · Definiteness (2 works) · Linguistic Variation and Morphology (2 works) · Linguistics (2 works) · Mandarin Chinese (2 works) · Mathematics (2 works) · Natural language processing (2 works) · Philosophy (2 works) · Artificial Intelligence (1 work)