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Say-Complementizers: shuō 說, waa3 話, kong1 講
(3,132 words)

1. Definition of a Complementizer

A complementizer, cóngjù biāojì 從句標記 in Chinese, is a grammatical morpheme introducing a dependent clause that can fill either, if not both, the positions of subject or object argument of the matrix verb, that is, the main clause verb. Complementizers ar…

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Hilary CHAPPELL, “Say-Complementizers: shuō 說, waa3 話, kong1 講”, in: Encyclopedia of Chinese Language and Linguistics, General Editor Rint Sybesma. Consulted online on 28 March 2023 <http://dx.doi.org/10.1163/2210-7363_ecll_COM_00000098>
First published online: 2015



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