Abstract
The paper looks at negative wh-quantifiers (‘Neg-whQs’) in Cantonese, which is morphologically composed of mou ‘no’ and a wh-word. A subject Neg-whQ is variously interpreted as negative or existential reading depending on the position it is allowed to scrambled to in a double-quantified construction in Cantonese. Results suggest that Neg-whQs were problematic to adult English-speaking learners, even when they achieved an advanced proficiency, and lay insights to future second language teaching.
| Original language | English |
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| Title of host publication | E-Proceedings of the Second International Conference on Linguistics and Language Studies (ICLLS 2016) |
| Place of Publication | Hong Kong |
| Pages | 165 |
| Number of pages | 175 |
| Publication status | Published - 2016 |
| Event | The Second International Conference on Linguistics and Language Studies - Hong Kong Shue Yan University, Hong Kong Duration: 23 Jun 2016 → 24 Jun 2016 https://iclls2015.wixsite.com/iclls-2016 |
Conference
| Conference | The Second International Conference on Linguistics and Language Studies |
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| Country/Territory | Hong Kong |
| Period | 23/06/16 → 24/06/16 |
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