Alan Hezao Ke
Biographic Data
| ID | 974098 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Alan Hezao Ke |
| GIVEN NAMES | Alan Hezao |
| FAMILY NAME | Ke |
| SIGNATURE | KE A H |
| AFFILIATIONS | Michigan State University |
| ORCID | 0000-0003-0873-0684 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 10 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 5 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 10 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2018 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Tonal marking of telicity in Hakka
This paper investigates a syntactic mechanism underlying the tonal marking of telicity in Longbuzhen Hakka. While previous typological studies have documented tonal alternations as aspectual markers in some Sinitic languages, formal syntactic accounts of their distribution remain underexplored. Building on Schmitt (1996), we argue that AGRO probes its c-commanding domain for an internal argument, valuing its [uTelic] feature against the internal …
Lack of c-command in coordinate structures
Mandarin null objects
This study introduces novel data crucial for evaluating representative analyses of null objects in Mandarin Chinese. It advocates for what this article terms the Topic-bound Variable (TBV) analysis. In the TBV analysis, null objects are treated as variables bound by the topic. This stands in contrast to alternative approaches such as the Argument Ellipsis (AE) analysis, which views null objects as elided arguments. In the AE analysis, the content…
Can Agree and Labeling Be Reduced to Minimal Search
This article develops a formal definition of Minimal Search to evaluate the idea that Agree and Labeling can be reduced to Minimal Search. Different aspects of the search algorithm used in Minimal Search (i.e., breadth-first vs. depth-first search, parallel vs. serial search, global vs. modular search) are compared, and reasons for choosing between each of these pairs are given based on detailed examinations of their theoretical and empirical con…
Search downward
This paper explores empirical merits of a version of Agree that is defined based on Minimal Search (MS-Agree). Compared to the standard Agree, MS-Agree, essentially a search algorithm, uniquely allows the independent assignment of its search target and search domain. This unique feature enables MS-Agree to accommodate both upward and downward agreement phenomena, and offers a unified downward search analysis for negative concord, inflection doubl…
Syntax and semantics of NPs in Chinese possessive topic constructions
Local versus long-distance bound implicit arguments of inalienable relational nouns in Chinese
This paper argues that inalienable relational nouns in Mandarin Chinese, specifically kinship nouns (KNs, e.g. father , sister ) and body-part nouns (BPNs, e.g. head , face ), have an implicit reflexive argument. Based on a syntactic comparison between KNs, BPNs, locally and long-distance bound reflexives, we argue that the implicit reflexive arguments of BPNs must be locally bound, whereas that of KNs can either be locally or long-distance bound…
Domain restriction in child Mandarin
This study explores Mandarin children’s competence with quantifier domain restriction. We present results from two experiments in which adults and four- to five-year old children evaluated two possible candidates for the domain selection associated with the distributive operator dou ‘all’ in Mandarin Chinese. In the first experiment, we investigated whether children and adults are capable of selecting an appropriate domain when two candidate NPs …
On the Implicit Anaphoric Argument of Relational Nouns in Mandarin Chinese
The Quantificational Domain of dou
Which NP does all associate with in e.g. "The pandas, the children all saw"-the pandas, the children, or both? The intuition of adult Mandarin Chinese native speakers regarding the interpretation of the adverbial quantifier dou 'all' remains unclear and controversial, and various incommensurate theories of domain selection have been proposed. These studies may have failed to yield clear results because they used testing materials in which the int…
Can Agree and Labeling Be Reduced to Minimal Search
This article develops a formal definition of Minimal Search to evaluate the idea that Agree and Labeling can be reduced to Minimal Search. Different aspects of the search algorithm used in Minimal Search (i.e., breadth-first vs. depth-first search, parallel vs. serial search, global vs. modular search) are compared, and reasons for choosing between each of these pairs are given based on detailed examinations of their theoretical and empirical con…
Local versus long-distance bound implicit arguments of inalienable relational nouns in Chinese
This paper argues that inalienable relational nouns in Mandarin Chinese, specifically kinship nouns (KNs, e.g. father , sister ) and body-part nouns (BPNs, e.g. head , face ), have an implicit reflexive argument. Based on a syntactic comparison between KNs, BPNs, locally and long-distance bound reflexives, we argue that the implicit reflexive arguments of BPNs must be locally bound, whereas that of KNs can either be locally or long-distance bound…
The Quantificational Domain of dou
Which NP does all associate with in e.g. "The pandas, the children all saw"-the pandas, the children, or both? The intuition of adult Mandarin Chinese native speakers regarding the interpretation of the adverbial quantifier dou 'all' remains unclear and controversial, and various incommensurate theories of domain selection have been proposed. These studies may have failed to yield clear results because they used testing materials in which the int…
The Quantificational Domain of dou
Which NP does all associate with in e.g. "The pandas, the children all saw"-the pandas, the children, or both? The intuition of adult Mandarin Chinese native speakers regarding the interpretation of the adverbial quantifier dou 'all' remains unclear and controversial, and various incommensurate theories of domain selection have been proposed. These studies may have failed to yield clear results because they used testing materials in which the int…
On the Implicit Anaphoric Argument of Relational Nouns in Mandarin Chinese
Domain restriction in child Mandarin
This study explores Mandarin children’s competence with quantifier domain restriction. We present results from two experiments in which adults and four- to five-year old children evaluated two possible candidates for the domain selection associated with the distributive operator dou ‘all’ in Mandarin Chinese. In the first experiment, we investigated whether children and adults are capable of selecting an appropriate domain when two candidate NPs …
Local versus long-distance bound implicit arguments of inalienable relational nouns in Chinese
This paper argues that inalienable relational nouns in Mandarin Chinese, specifically kinship nouns (KNs, e.g. father , sister ) and body-part nouns (BPNs, e.g. head , face ), have an implicit reflexive argument. Based on a syntactic comparison between KNs, BPNs, locally and long-distance bound reflexives, we argue that the implicit reflexive arguments of BPNs must be locally bound, whereas that of KNs can either be locally or long-distance bound…
Search downward
This paper explores empirical merits of a version of Agree that is defined based on Minimal Search (MS-Agree). Compared to the standard Agree, MS-Agree, essentially a search algorithm, uniquely allows the independent assignment of its search target and search domain. This unique feature enables MS-Agree to accommodate both upward and downward agreement phenomena, and offers a unified downward search analysis for negative concord, inflection doubl…
Syntax and semantics of NPs in Chinese possessive topic constructions
Can Agree and Labeling Be Reduced to Minimal Search
This article develops a formal definition of Minimal Search to evaluate the idea that Agree and Labeling can be reduced to Minimal Search. Different aspects of the search algorithm used in Minimal Search (i.e., breadth-first vs. depth-first search, parallel vs. serial search, global vs. modular search) are compared, and reasons for choosing between each of these pairs are given based on detailed examinations of their theoretical and empirical con…
Lack of c-command in coordinate structures
Mandarin null objects
This study introduces novel data crucial for evaluating representative analyses of null objects in Mandarin Chinese. It advocates for what this article terms the Topic-bound Variable (TBV) analysis. In the TBV analysis, null objects are treated as variables bound by the topic. This stands in contrast to alternative approaches such as the Argument Ellipsis (AE) analysis, which views null objects as elided arguments. In the AE analysis, the content…
Tonal marking of telicity in Hakka
This paper investigates a syntactic mechanism underlying the tonal marking of telicity in Longbuzhen Hakka. While previous typological studies have documented tonal alternations as aspectual markers in some Sinitic languages, formal syntactic accounts of their distribution remain underexplored. Building on Schmitt (1996), we argue that AGRO probes its c-commanding domain for an internal argument, valuing its [uTelic] feature against the internal …
Computer Science (7 works) · Syntax, Semantics, Linguistic Variation (7 works) · Linguistics (6 works) · Philosophy (6 works) · Mandarin Chinese (5 works) · Mathematics (5 works) · Language, Discourse, Communication Strategies (4 works) · Algorithm (3 works) · Artificial Intelligence (3 works) · Noun (3 works)