Jie Xu
List of John Benjamins publications in which Jie Xu is involved.
Articles
2013 A systemic typology of existential and possessive constructions Functions of Language 20:1, pp. 1–30 | Article
In this article, we examine locational constructions (including existentials, locatives, and possessives) in a number of languages. Morpho-syntactically, locationals resemble or are related to one another in word order, in case marking, and in the choice of verbs. In semantics, the relatedness lies… read more
2005 Possessor raising in Chinese and Korean Languages in Contrast 5:2, pp. 245–290 | Article
A possessor NP may move out from the Spec position of a containing NP in some Asian languages such as Chinese and Korean, yielding the so-called ‘Possessor Raising Construction’. From the perspective of a syntactic theory based on principles and parameters of Universal Grammar, rather than on… read more