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The Distribution and Feature of VVX Verb Overlapping in Chinese Dialect

WANG Hong-mei   

  1. School of Chinese Language and Culture, Guangdong University of Foreign Studies, Guangzhou 510420, China
  • Received:2007-01-15 Revised:1900-01-01 Online:2007-05-15 Published:2007-05-15

Abstract: Chinese is well known for its verb overlapping. And in the Chinese dialect, “VVX” verb overlapping is even more striking. Not only can it be used independently when “VV” and “X” match each other, but also, compared with other types of verb overlapping, “X” grammar meaning in the “VVX” type plays a meticulous role. We can take the quality of “X” as the clue to examine the distribution and feature of different “VVX” verb overlapping.

Key words: verb overlapping, continuity, Chinese dialect

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