A COMPARISON OF CHINESE AND VIETNAMESE EQUATIVE CONSTRUCTIONS FROM THE PERSPECTIVE OF LINGUISTIC TYPOLOGY
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Abstract
The equative construction indicates the degree, quantity, or nature between two objects. Applying linguistic typology, the analysis results show that the equative construction in Chinese is a type of “equative degree-marker and standard-marker,” while in Vietnamese, it is a type of “only equative standard-marker.” The word order of the equative construction in Chinese is not exactly the same as the common features of languages in the world. In Vietnamese, it is entirely similar to these common features. The equative construction between Chinese and Vietnamese has two differences: (1) Chinese has a degree-marker while Vietnamese does not; (2) the parameters follows the phrase of “standard-marker + standard,” while in Vietnamese, it precedes the phrase of “standard-marker + standard.”
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compare, equative constructions, Chinese, Vietnamese, linguistic typology
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