Jiansheng Guo

List of John Benjamins publications for which Jiansheng Guo plays a role.

Articles

The place of Mandarin Chinese in Talmy’s two-way typology of motion expressions has been a focus of debate. Based primarily on linguistic intuition, some researchers consider Mandarin a Satellite-framed language, and some others consider it a Verb-framed language. This paper reports results from… read more
Guo, Jiansheng 2007 Multiple selves and thematic domains in gender identity: Perspectives from Chinese children's conflict management stylesSelves and Identities in Narrative and Discourse, Bamberg, Michael, Anna De Fina and Deborah Schiffrin (eds.), pp. 181–227 | Article
The study examines gender differences in communicative strategies of Mandarin-speaking children in Beijing, China. Five-year-olds’ naturalistic discourse shows that both girls and boys can be bossy and demanding on the one hand, and submissive and tolerant for impositions and chastisement on the… read more
Ervin-Tripp, Susan M., Kei Nakamura and Jiansheng Guo 1996 Shifting face from Asia to EuropeEssays in Semantics and Pragmatics: In honor of Charles J. Fillmore, Shibatani, Masayoshi and Sandra A. Thompson (eds.), pp. 43 ff. | Article
Guo, Jiansheng 1995 The Interactional Basis of the Mandarin Modal néng ‘can’Modality in Grammar and Discourse, Bybee, Joan L. and Suzanne Fleischman (eds.), pp. 205 ff. | Article