An Overview of the Studies on the Generation of Typical Middle Construction
Journal: Region - Educational Research and Reviews DOI: 10.32629/rerr.v1i1.50
Abstract
This paper mainly takes an overview of previous studies on the generation of middle constructions. First is the introduction of the research background of the generation of middle constructions. Then the author describes the main syntactic features of typical middle constructions, followed by an overview of previous studies on this construction It can be seen that each study has its advantages and disadvantages. Through this review, the author advise to study the middle construction from different aspects because of its complexity. Through this review, the author hopes to find some space for future study.
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middle construction; generation; syntactic feature
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3.Han, Jingquan. (2003) Derivation of the English middle constructions. Foreign Language Teaching and Research, 3, 179-188.
4.Han, Jingquan, & He, Jianzhen. (2004) On Gao Xinggang’s analysis of English middle constructions. Journal of PLA University of Foreign Languages, 1, 15-20.
5.He, Xiaowei. (2012) A minimalist approach to the middle construction in English and Chinese. Modern Foreign Language, 1, 14-22.
6.Wang, Heyu, & Wen, Binli. (2014) A review of syntactic sand semantic research of middle constructions. Modern Foreign Language, 2, 270-278.
7.Wen, Binli. (2002) An Introduction to Syntax. Foreign Language Teaching and Research Press, Beijing.
8.Zhang, Zhiyi, & Ni, Chuanbin. (2014) The Semantic-syntactic study and classification of English and Chinese middles. Contemporary Foreign Language Research, 10, 5-10.
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