I-Hsuan Chen

List of John Benjamins publications for which I-Hsuan Chen plays a role.

Articles

This study investigates the development of a polysemy network within a constructional framework. The synchronic variation of Chinese ‘one’-phrases is explained by diachronic developments. The results of a quantitative corpus analysis show that each of the senses of the ‘one’ phrase tends to occur… read more
This paper concerns how subjectivity is encoded with a third person singular anaphor through grammaticalization in Taiwanese Southern Min. The case study of constructions hoo7-i1 and khit4hoo7-i1, which consist of the third person singular anaphor i1preceded by a functional marker, hoo7 or… read more
The suffix -zhe in Mandarin Chinese can attach to a verb stem to form a verb +zhe ‘one who is/does X’ noun. Zhe is compatible with different aktionsarts, but there is a distinct difference in productivity. The verb +zhe nouns adhere to three constraints. First, the semantic completion is obligatory… read more