On the Grammaticalization of Mandarin Interrogative Particle "ma"
Yang Yonglong, College of Literature of Henan University , Zhengzhou 475000 Yang Yonglong, Institute of Linguistics of Chinese Academy of Social Science, Beijing 100732
This paper discusses the grammaticalization of Mandarin interrogative particle "ma". We argue that "ma"is grammaticalized in "VP + neg" construction through generalization of negative "wu" which is related to the extension of syntax; and that "ma" is subjectivisation in the "VP+neg" construction which is related to the extension of expression.
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