Hilary Chappell

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List of John Benjamins publications for which Hilary Chappell plays a role.

Journal

Studies in Language (SL)

General Editor: Katharina Haude and Nicole Kruspe

ISSN 0378-4177 | E-ISSN 1569-9978

Articles (7) | Order by:

Chappell, Hilary 2024 From oblique to core case in the Southern Min languages: The role of topic in the emergence of optional object marking in Sinitic Journal of Historical Linguistics 14:1, pp. 66–107 | Article

This study sets out to discuss the evolution from oblique to core case as a manifestation of overtly-marked nominative-accusative alignment in Sinitic languages. This is due to the emergence of a type of ‘optional’ marking on preverbal direct objects in a construction type that has become… read more

Peng, Guozhen and Hilary Chappell 2011 Ya33 ‘give’ as a valency increaser in Jinghpo nuclear serialization: From benefactive to malefactive Studies in Language 35:1, pp. 128–167 | Article

This paper analyzes serial verb constructions in Jinghpo formed by ya33 ‘give’, arguing that it has the function of a valency–increasing device in nuclear serialization: The use of ya33 allows the licensing of an additional beneficiary argument as a core argument to the lexical verb. In a new… read more

Chappell, Hilary 2002 5. The Universal Syntax of Semantic Primes in Mandarin Chinese Meaning and Universal Grammar: Theory and empirical findings, Goddard, Cliff and Anna Wierzbicka (eds.), pp. 243–322 | Article

Chappell, Hilary 1999 The Double Unaccusative Construction in Sinitic Languages External Possession, Payne, Doris L. and Immanuel Barshi (eds.), pp. 195–228 | Article

Chappell, Hilary 1996 The First International Symposium on Synchronic and Diachronic Perspectives on the Grammar of Sinitic Languages: The University of Melbourne, July 15^th - 17^th, 1996 : A Report International Review of Chinese Linguistics 1:1, pp. 134–135 | Article

Chappell, Hilary 1994 Mandarin Semantic Primitives Semantic and Lexical Universals: Theory and empirical findings, Goddard, Cliff and Anna Wierzbicka (eds.), pp. 109–148 | Chapter

Chappell, Hilary 1986 The Passive of Bodily Effect in Chinese Studies in Language 10:2, pp. 271–296 | Article

In standard Chinese (pŭtōnghuà), besides the regular passive form NP (undergoer) - BEI - NP (agent) - VP, there is a second syntactically related passive with a complex predicate containing a postverbal or 'retained object' : NP (undergoer) - BEI - NP (agent) - V - LE - N (part of the body). This… read more