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    On the Dynamic Semantics of Fǒuzé and Bùrán in Mandarin Chinese

    This paper argues that fǒuzé and bùrán share a unified dynamic semantics: they update an information state by adding, into the information state, a proposition which is evaluated, provided the negation of the inf...

    Jiun-Shiung Wu in Chinese Lexical Semantics (2022)

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    Temporal Behavior of Temporal Modifiers and Its Implications:

    In this paper, I argue that contrast is an essential and indispensable part of the semantics of běnlái and yuánlái, in addition to the temporal semantics argued in [1] and [2], based on the discourse function of ...

    Jiun-Shiung Wu in Chinese Lexical Semantics (2018)

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    Manifestation of Certainty in Semantics:

    This paper examines three modal adverbials in Mandarin Chinese: yídìng, kěndìng and dǔdìng. These three lexical entries can all express strong epistemic necessity or intensification. However, denoting intensifica...

    Jiun-Shiung Wu in Chinese Lexical Semantics (2016)