Eden Sum-hung Li
List of John Benjamins publications for which Eden Sum-hung Li plays a role.
Article
2005 Voice in Chinese: A systemic functional perspective Functions of Language 12:2, pp. 181–203 | Article
The present paper revisits a long-standing controversial issue in Chinese grammar — the passive voice — from a systemic functional approach. This study examines how the ba- and bei-constructions control the flow of information in text and shows that they are textually motivated. It argues, by… read more