{"title":"Triggering an implied clause: Insights from tso in Changde dialect","authors":"Qing Tang, Liu Han, J. Han","doi":"10.1353/jcl.2022.0018","DOIUrl":null,"url":null,"abstract":"<p>ABSTRACT:</p><p>This paper argues that <i>tso</i> in Changde dialect is a sentence final particle and its use may trigger an implied clause. It is observed that <i>tso</i> is only allowed in a suggestive imperative, restricted to co-occurring with the adverb <i>ɕian</i><i>55</i> 先 'first'. Besides, <i>xa</i> 下 or <i>ta</i> 哒 alternately appears in a <i>tso</i>-suffixed sentence. A comparison of <i>tso</i> in Changde dialecct to <i>zhe</i> in Mandarin on the one hand and to <i>tşe</i><i>55</i> in Longhui dialect on the other hand shows that <i>tso</i> has similarities to and differences from both. While <i>zhe</i> is an aspectual particle, it may also trigger an implicit meaning in [V+<i>zhe</i>] construction. Although both of <i>tso</i> and <i>tşe</i><i>55</i> can be used as sentence final particles to introduce a sequential event implicitly, the use of <i>tso</i> is more constrained than <i>tşe</i><i>55</i>.</p>","PeriodicalId":44675,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Chinese Linguistics","volume":"50 1","pages":"475 - 508"},"PeriodicalIF":0.2000,"publicationDate":"2022-07-12","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":"0","resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":null,"PeriodicalName":"Journal of Chinese Linguistics","FirstCategoryId":"98","ListUrlMain":"https://doi.org/10.1353/jcl.2022.0018","RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"文学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":null,"EPubDate":"","PubModel":"","JCR":"0","JCRName":"ASIAN STUDIES","Score":null,"Total":0}
引用次数: 0
Abstract
ABSTRACT:
This paper argues that tso in Changde dialect is a sentence final particle and its use may trigger an implied clause. It is observed that tso is only allowed in a suggestive imperative, restricted to co-occurring with the adverb ɕian55 先 'first'. Besides, xa 下 or ta 哒 alternately appears in a tso-suffixed sentence. A comparison of tso in Changde dialecct to zhe in Mandarin on the one hand and to tşe55 in Longhui dialect on the other hand shows that tso has similarities to and differences from both. While zhe is an aspectual particle, it may also trigger an implicit meaning in [V+zhe] construction. Although both of tso and tşe55 can be used as sentence final particles to introduce a sequential event implicitly, the use of tso is more constrained than tşe55.
期刊介绍:
Journal of Chinese Linguistics (JCL) is an academic journal, which comprises research content from both general linguistics and Chinese linguistics. It is edited by a distinguished editorial board of international expertise. There are two publications: Journal of Chinese Linguistics (JCL) and Journal of Chinese Linguistics Monograph Series (JCLMS).