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International Journal of New Developments in Education, 2021, 3(4); doi: 10.25236/IJNDE.2021.030410.

A Typological Study of Positive-Negative Questions in Chinese Minority Languages

Author(s)

Qin Xu

Corresponding Author:
Qin Xu
Affiliation(s)

University of Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, Beijing 100000, China

Abstract

This paper utilizes the method of typology to analyze and compare the structural forms of X-Neg-X positive-negative questions in VO and OV languages in ethnic minority languages in China. It is concluded that the positive-negative questions in VO and OV languages contain implicational universals and dominant word order, which roughly reflects the typological characteristics of positive-negative questions in ethnic minority languages in China.

Keywords

Chinese minority languages, positive-negative questions, typological characteristics, implicational universals

Cite This Paper

Qin Xu. A Typological Study of Positive-Negative Questions in Chinese Minority Languages. International Journal of New Developments in Education (2021) Vol. 3, Issue 4: 55-64. https://doi.org/10.25236/IJNDE.2021.030410.

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