Disposal constructions in Chaoshan Southern Min
An apparent time study of the Chenghai dialect
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 21458084 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Shuhan LIN (0000-0002-2644-2048, The University of Hong Kong Hong Kong Hong Kong), Pui Yiu Szeto (0000-0001-8444-4060, Ca’ Foscari University of Venice Italy Venice) |
| Year | 2023 |
| Volume | 52 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 100-131 |
| Publication date | 2023-02-24 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Cahiers de linguistique - Asie orientale (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0153-3320 • E-ISSN: 1960-6028 |
| Publisher | Walter de Gruyter GmbH (PUBLISHER • DE) |
| DOI | 10.1163/19606028-bja10029 |
| OpenAlex | W4327729438 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 8 |
This study examines the use of various types of disposal constructions in the Chenghai dialect of Chaoshan Southern Min. Based on the distinction between head-marking and dependent-marking grammar, we identify four types of disposal constructions, depending on the position of the marker. We performed the fruit cart task to elicit disposal constructions from 30 native speakers of this dialect. Our results indicate that zero-marking is the most dominant construction type, where topicalization represents the most common subtype; this observation is in line with Southern Min’s strong tendency towards topicalized structures. Nonetheless, despite its dominance at present, the frequency of this construction type increases with age, which suggests that it may be losing ground. Notably, according to our preliminary observation, another topicalized structure in Chenghai Southern Min also seems falling into disfavour, suggesting that the declining use of topicalization in this Chaoshan dialect may be systemic
Biology · Geography · Grammar · Linguistics · Topicalization · Computer Science · Engineering · History · Linguistic Variation and Morphology · Linguistics and Cultural Studies · Multilingual Education and Policy · Philosophy · Genetics
| Citations per year | 0.33 |
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| Citation span | 2023 - 2023 (1) |
| Highly cited | No |