Towards the Lexical Realization and the Grammatical System of the Finiteness in the Chinese Clause: A Functional Typological Perspective

ZHANG Yubo; YANG Bingjun; DONG Baohua

doi:10.19979/j.cnki.issn10082689.2023090096

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ZHANG Yubo, YANG Bingjun, DONG Baohua. Towards the Lexical Realization and the Grammatical System of the Finiteness in the Chinese Clause: A Functional Typological Perspective[J]. Journal of University of Science and Technology Beijing ( Social Sciences Edition), 2024, 40(4): 63-74. doi: 10.19979/j.cnki.issn10082689.2023090096

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ZHANG Yubo, YANG Bingjun, DONG Baohua. Towards the Lexical Realization and the Grammatical System of the Finiteness in the Chinese Clause: A Functional Typological Perspective[J]. Journal of University of Science and Technology Beijing ( Social Sciences Edition), 2024, 40(4): 63-74. doi: 10.19979/j.cnki.issn10082689.2023090096

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ZHANG Yubo, YANG Bingjun, DONG Baohua. Towards the Lexical Realization and the Grammatical System of the Finiteness in the Chinese Clause: A Functional Typological Perspective[J]. Journal of University of Science and Technology Beijing ( Social Sciences Edition), 2024, 40(4): 63-74. doi: 10.19979/j.cnki.issn10082689.2023090096

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Towards the Lexical Realization and the Grammatical System of the Finiteness in the Chinese Clause: A Functional Typological Perspective

doi: 10.19979/j.cnki.issn10082689.2023090096

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School of Foreign Languages, Yangtze Normal University, Chongqing 408100, China
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School of International Studies, Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou 510275, China
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School of Foreign Languages, Chongqing University of Science and Technology, Chongqing 401331, China

Received Date: 2023-09-20
Publish Date: 2024-08-01

Abstract

Abstract

The previous research on the finiteness is mostly limited to its definition criteria, and few focuses on its complete lexical realization and grammar system. To solve this problem, the present study first puts forward the functional typological definition of the finite in accordance with Systemic Functional Typology (SFT), then determines the finite operators of the Chinese clause in the light of the meaning potential of the finite, and finally describes the finite system in view of the semiotic features and the paradigmatic relations of these operators. It is found that the deictic types of Chinese clauses fall into three categories: aspect, modality and focus, of which the focus can be further divided into Event and Experience in delicacy, the former realized by shi and the latter by you. This study can provide schema and data references for broader typological comparisons and generalizations regarding the lexical and grammatical representations of the finiteness.
- Functional Typology,
- finiteness,
- aspect,
- modality,
- shi,
- you

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