Abstract:This article analyses the aspectual system of (Mandarin) Chinese from the perspective the Two-component theory of aspect, originally put forward by Carlota S.Smith (1991/1997) based on Chomsky’s theory of Universal Grammar and the Trubetzkoy-Jakobsonian notion of Markedness, and subsequently revised and extended by Yang (1995), Xiao & McEnery (2004), and Németh (2012), among many others. Specifically, it explores how Situation type aspect and Viewpoint aspect—the two basic components that make up an aspect… Show more
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