Yue Chen
List of John Benjamins publications in which Yue Chen is involved.
Articles
2024 Analysis of the Chinese passive/disposal combined-occurrence constructions: A case study of the Bei-Ba constructions Asian Languages and Linguistics 5:2, pp. 210–250 | Article
This study uses Bei-Ba constructions as a case study to investigate the Chinese passive/disposal combined-occurrence constructions. By comparing the synchrony and diachrony of the Bei-Ba constructions, it is found that while ancient Bei-Ba constructions have four different types, contemporary… read more
2019 A construction-based account of the synchrony and diachrony of the Chinese middle construction International Journal of Chinese Linguistics 6:2, pp. 260–324 | Article
Chinese middle construction (Chinese MC) uses the form ‘N+V+qilai+C’ to express passive meaning. This study has shown that Chinese MC’s internal connections can be reflected by its synchronic hierarchy. Chinese MC expands horizontally through argument structure and vertically through semantics… read more