Adverbs

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Abstract

The existence of adverbs as an independent category in Mandarin is uncontroversial (Zhu 1982; Huang et al. 2009: Chap. 1; Zhang 2010: Chap. 3). In this chapter, I start by reviewing the properties of adverbs (Sect. 6.2). Then, I discuss the classification of adverbs based on their interpretational properties and distributional patterns (Sect. 6.3), seeking to highlight their similarities to and differences from their English counterparts. Section 6.4 summarizes the chapter.

Keywords

Distributional Pattern Interested Reader English Translation Stark Contrast Multiple Meaning 
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Authors and Affiliations

  1. 1.Department of Chinese and Bilingual StudiesThe Hong Kong Polytechnic UniversityHung Hom, KowloonHong Kong

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