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Features of Mandarin Chinese in Parameters

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  • yichen Yu

    (Department of Linguistics, School of International Studies, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou City, Zhejiang Province, 310058, China)

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This paper focuses on the features of Mandarin Chinese in terms of head parameter, V-to-T parameter as well as the order of subject, verb and object. The purpose of this study is to show the performance of Mandarin Chinese in the scope of three major parameters. The study compares manifestations in parameters among multiple languages and examines previous views and related findings to illuminate some areas of the features of Mandarin Chinese. It is concluded that Chinese seems to have a mixed word order with head-final and head-initial properties co-exiting and exerting differences in different syntactic structures. The paper also raises an already heated topic and renders a possible explanation that other than all the parameters in hand, Mandarin deserves a new one to fit into.

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  • yichen Yu, 2024. "Features of Mandarin Chinese in Parameters," International Journal of Linguistics Studies, Al-Kindi Center for Research and Development 3 Dryden Avenue W7 1ES, Hanwell, London, UK Registered in England & Wales No. 13110099, vol. 4(2), pages 01-07, March.
    • Handle: RePEc:alk:ijlss0:v:4:y:2024:i:2:id:6988
    DOI: 10.32996/ijls.2024.4.2.1
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