On the time-encoding function of the sentence-final particle tse in modern Shanghainese

Jiang, Yan; Wang, Wen

Abstract

This paper scrutinizes the claim that modern Shanghainese has a sentence-final particle tse that has a tense-marking function. We review works by Nairong Qian (2006; 2009), Yuen Ren Chao (1926), and Li et al. (1982) and analyse Shanghainese missionary texts on the use of tse. Through a functional-discoursal investigation, we identify the IN-cluster use and the END-cluster use of tse. We take the temporal marking function of tse as a consequence of its discourse function, which introduces a current reference time in
the discourse

Citation

Jiang, Y., & Wang, W. (2023). On the time-encoding function of the sentence-final particle tse in modern Shanghainese. In M.-H. Chiang, & C. Y.-M. Yiu (Eds.), 早期漢語方言語法 Grammatical Studies on Early Chinese Dialects (1-30). Institute of Linguistics, Academia Sinica

• Publication Date: Jul 13, 2023
• Deposit Date: Jul 17, 2023
• Publicly Available Date: Jul 17, 2023
• Pages: 1-30
• Series Title: Language and Linguistics Monograph Series
• Series Number: 64
• Book Title: 早期漢語方言語法 Grammatical Studies on Early Chinese Dialects
• ISBN: 9786267341247
• Keywords: missionary linguistics, Shanghainese, tense
• Publisher URL: https://www.ling.sinica.edu.tw/item/zh-tw?act=publish_book&code=view&bookID=142
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