On the Special Pronoun Ta in the Wuhan Dialect of Chinese

A Resumptive Analysis

Datos Bibliográficos

ID21398814
AutoresChen Zhao (0000-0001-7473-7038, School of Foreign Languages Huazhong University of Science and Technology 1037, Luoyu Road, Hongshan district 430074 Wuhan China, autor de correspondencia)
Año2023
Volumen77
Número1
Páginas47-76
Fecha de publicación2023-04-01
Peer ReviewedSí
Open AccessSí
TipoARTICLE
RevistaStudia Linguistica (JOURNAL)
Identificadores de la revistaISSN: 0039-3193 • E-ISSN: 1467-9582
EditorialWiley (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1111/stul.12203
OpenAlexW4283786088
IdiomaEN
Referencias citadas19

In this article, I will investigate a special pronoun Ta that appears in the postverbal thematic position of various constructions in the Wuhan dialect of Chinese. I will argue that all the sentences containing Ta can be unified under an Agree‐based resumptive analysis. More specifically, I will claim that Ta , differing from the regular pronouns, is φ‐feature deprived (or a weak pronoun), which is the reason why the pronoun can function as a resumptive pronoun in ba ‐constructions (a case of A‐resumption) on a par with A‐traces/copies. Furthermore, I will argue that the completion‐inducing effect of Ta does not necessarily entail that Ta is an aspectual marker; rather, the effect is due to the exceptional omission of the telicizing verb particle inside the small clause; therefore, Ta remains to be a resumptive pronoun throughout

Linguistics · Object pronoun · Pronoun · Reflexive pronoun · Subject pronoun · Verb · Computer Science · Language, Discourse, Communication Strategies · Linguistic Variation and Morphology · Philosophy · Syntax, Semantics, Linguistic Variation