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URL:https://www.harvard-yenching.org/events/the-syntax-of-np-zhi-%e4%b9%8b
 -vp-in-old-chinese/
SUMMARY:The Syntax of “NP zhi (之) VP” in Old Chinese
DESCRIPTION:Co-sponsored with the Fairbank Center for Chinese Studies\n\nHe
 ld via Zoom - registration required: https://harvard.zoom.us/meeting/regis
 ter/tJEvdeGrqTguH9xse7Os4eq446EqAXSItXWI\n\nThis talk focuses on the synta
 x of the “NP zhi VP” (主之谓) structure (eg. 皮之不存\,毛将
 安附?)\, which is one of the most typical and frequently used structures
  in Old Chinese. It is tentatively proposed that zhi\, as a functional hea
 d\, functions as a nonfinite INFL and projects a nonfinite clause in the f
 orm of “NP zhi VP”. According to this analysis\, the syntactic differe
 nce between “NP zhi VP” and the canonical “NP VP” clause without z
 hi lies in the fact that the former is nonfinite whereas the latter is fin
 ite. If this analysis is on the right track\, “NP zhi VP” and its coun
 terparts like “NP VP” in Old Chinese\, “NP de VP” (“NP 的 VP”
 ) in Contemporary Chinese\, as well as the gerundive V-ing structure and t
 o-infinitive in English\, can all be characterized as different instantiat
 ions of the abstract “NP F VP” structure (F=functional category). They
  differ from each other only in different values of F.
CATEGORIES:Visiting Scholar Talks
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