Study on Chinese Semantic Content Based on Syntactic Differences Between Chinese and English

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10.2991/assehr.k.211122.151How to use a DOI?

Keywords

Semantic Content; Syntactic Differences; Minimalism; Contextualism

Abstract

Many disputes appear between minimalists and contextualists in explaining semantic content. This article aims to explore Chinese semantic content based on syntactic differences between Chinese and English. The differences roughly include no tense for predicate verbs, no plural forms for nouns, no case change in forms for pronouns, no formal change between verbs and nouns in sentences, no subjects for many sentences, etc. Through analyses, it is revealed that though Chinese is very context-sensitive, both minimalism and contextualism account for its semantic content. These two linguistic views should not be split completely.

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© 2021 The Authors. Published by Atlantis Press SARL.

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TY  - CONF
AU  - Feng Li
PY  - 2021
DA  - 2021/11/23
TI  - Study on Chinese Semantic Content Based on Syntactic Differences Between Chinese and English
BT  - Proceedings of the 7th International Conference on Social Science and Higher Education (ICSSHE 2021)
PB  - Atlantis Press
SP  - 542
EP  - 545
SN  - 2352-5398
UR  - https://doi.org/10.2991/assehr.k.211122.151
DO  - 10.2991/assehr.k.211122.151
ID  - Li2021
ER  -