In:A Linguistic Comparison of Chinese and English: Structural, functional, and typological perspectives
Chao Li
[Studies in Language Companion Series 239] 2026
► pp. 295–319
Chapter 11Zero anaphora
Published online: 13 January 2026
https://doi.org/10.1075/slcs.239.c11
https://doi.org/10.1075/slcs.239.c11
Article outline
- 11.1Introduction
- 11.2Environments of NP ellipsis in English and/or Mandarin
- 11.2.1Control verb construction
- 11.2.2Relative clauses
- 11.2.3Imperatives and directives
- 11.2.4Continued topic construction
- 11.2.5General reference
- 11.2.6Subject of a finite object clause
- 11.2.7Lexical licenser
- 11.2.8Summary and comparison
- 11.3Constraints on zero anaphora
- 11.4Zero anaphora and language typology
- 11.4.1Null subject and language typology
- 11.4.2Topic prominence and zero anaphora
- 11.5Summary and conclusion
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