Chong Zhang
List of John Benjamins publications in which Chong Zhang is involved.
Article
2022 Applied objects in Mandarin and the nature of selection New Explorations in Chinese Theoretical Syntax: Studies in honor of Yen-Hui Audrey Li, Simpson, Andrew (ed.), pp. 357–394 | Chapter
This article examines a range of data involving non-canonical objects in Mandarin mono- and di-transitive sentences. It argues that these represent applied object constructions, in which an oblique argument is “promoted” to the status of a direct object. The core theoretical apparatus employed… read more