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    Chinese Lexical Semantics

    19th Workshop, CLSW 2018, Chiayi, Taiwan, May 26–28, 2018, Revised Selected Papers

    Jia-Fei Hong, Qi Su, Jiun-Shiung Wu in Lecture Notes in Computer Science (2018)

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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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    Toward a Unified Semantics for Ū in Ū + Situation in Taiwan Southern Min: A Modal-Aspectual Account

    Ū in ū + situation in Taiwan Southern Min has been noted, in the literature, to express multiple readings. In this paper, we argue for a modal-aspectual account for ū. The semantics of ū includes an epistemic mod...

    Jiun-Shiung Wu, Zhi-Ren Zheng 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)