Yuyun Iris Wang
List of John Benjamins publications in which Yuyun Iris Wang is involved.
Articles
2025 Disjunctions and questions in Mandarin Chinese The Grammar of Canonical and Non-canonical Wh-constructions, Huang, C.-T. James (ed.), pp. 246–273 | Article
This paper observes two disjunction markers in Mandarin Chinese: haishi and huoshi. The aim of this study is to investigate the grammatical distinctions between them. Although both disjunction markers convey logical disjunction meaning or, haishi is primarily associated with interrogative… read more
2022 Negative modals and prohibitives in Taiwanese Southern Min New Explorations in Chinese Theoretical Syntax: Studies in honor of Yen-Hui Audrey Li, Simpson, Andrew (ed.), pp. 193–216 | Chapter
The paper discusses two types of negative modal particles found in prohibitives in Taiwanese Southern Min (TSM) – m-modals and b-modals. What distinguishes the two types of modals, we argue, is whether they are used in a descriptive or a directive/performative way. The m-modals are always used… read more