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From Minimal Contrast to Meaning ConstructA Corpus-Based Investigation of yǒu in Singapore Mandarin: The Case for an Existential Perfect Marker

From Minimal Contrast to Meaning Construct: A Corpus-Based Investigation of yǒu in Singapore... [This paper investigates the functions of the auxiliary 有 yǒu in the ‘yǒu + verb phrase’ construction using spoken Singapore Mandarin data. It finds that yǒu is not a substitute of existing markers such as 了 le and 过 guò, as suggested by previous research. Instead, based on corpora data, yǒu codes for the existential perfect, as it serves to highlight the prior existence of an event or action in relation to a reference time.] http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png

From Minimal Contrast to Meaning ConstructA Corpus-Based Investigation of yǒu in Singapore Mandarin: The Case for an Existential Perfect Marker

Part of the Frontiers in Chinese Linguistics Book Series (volume 9)
Editors: Su, Qi; Zhan, Weidong
Khoo, Yong Kang; Lin, Jingxia
From Minimal Contrast to Meaning Construct — Sep 26, 2019
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Publisher
Springer Nature Singapore
Copyright
© Peking University Press 2020
ISBN
978-981-32-9239-0
Pages
101 –118
DOI
10.1007/978-981-32-9240-6_8
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Abstract

[This paper investigates the functions of the auxiliary 有 yǒu in the ‘yǒu + verb phrase’ construction using spoken Singapore Mandarin data. It finds that yǒu is not a substitute of existing markers such as 了 le and 过 guò, as suggested by previous research. Instead, based on corpora data, yǒu codes for the existential perfect, as it serves to highlight the prior existence of an event or action in relation to a reference time.]

Published: Sep 26, 2019

Keywords: Spoken singapore mandarin; yǒu; Perfect aspect; Existential perfect marker

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