In:The Development of the Chinese Cleft Construction: A diachronic constructional approach
Fangqiong Zhan
[Constructional Approaches to Language 41] 2026
► pp. xv–xvi
Abbreviations
Published online: 5 February 2026
https://doi.org/10.1075/cal.41.abb
https://doi.org/10.1075/cal.41.abb
ASSOC
Associative
AFF
Affirmative
AP
Adjectival phrase
BA
BA construction
CCS
Classical copular sentence
CRS
Current related State
CL
Classifier
COP
Copula
DUR
Durative
EMP
Emphatic
EXP
Experiential
FO
Focus operator
FM
Focus marker
INTERR
Interrogative
NEG
Negative
NOM
Nominalization/Nominalizer
NP
Noun phrase
PERF
Perfective
PP
Prepositional phrase
PTCL
Particle
Q
Question
RC
Relative clause
REL
Relativizer
RES
Resultative
S
Clause
TP
Time phrase/topic phrase
VP
Verbal phrase
