A theme in research on finiteness suggests that finiteness is an abstract formal property of
clauses that can be found across languages, even though languages might differ in how …

• Exceptional scopal behavior of 'again'-type elements (1) a. Context 鄭湫泓的哭戲合集,
哭得我又相信愛情了!《 絶世千金》 里鄭湫泓的哭戲真的很讓人心疼,⋯'[Thisis] …

This dissertation offers a systematic investigation of the temporal interpretations of root
clauses and complement clauses in Mandarin involving functional projections of tense …

This thesis presents an empirically oriented investigation into Mandarin-Chinese control and
complementation. It provides an in-depth systematic classification of Chinese matrix …

Recent proposals on phases claim that locality restrictions are obviated when the subject of
a clausal phase has certain syntactic or discourse properties, suggesting that phasehood is …

This paper proposes a formal analysis of two displacement phenomena in Mandarin
Chinese, namely inner topicalisation and focus fronting, capturing their correlational …

An important issue in the theory of the syntax-semantics interface is the crosslinguistic
ambiguity of 'again'between a repetitive reading and a restitutive reading. The repetitive …

X0-dependencies are known to be highly local. It has been argued that syntactic head
movement can affect locality constraints. While some recent studies have revealed that …

‘Again’ skipping in Mandarin Chinese Page 1 ‘Again’ skipping in Mandarin Chinese* Yuyang
Liu University of Massachusetts, Amherst Abstract This is a reformated version of my University …

Anaphora is a fascinating topic that has captivated generations of linguists, including myself.
That it can be explored through so many different perspectives attests its complexity …