Exports of Parts and Components by Different Types of Firms in the People’s Republic of China: A Comprehensive Examination

2016 ◽  
pp. 87-112
Author(s):  
Hyun-Hoon Lee ◽  
Donghyun Park ◽  
Jing Wang
Keyword(s):  
People’S Republic Of China ◽  
People's Republic Of China ◽  
Republic Of China ◽  
Comprehensive Examination ◽  
Different Types

Contact-induced change in the Dongxiang language

2017 ◽  
Vol 46 (2) ◽  
pp. 174-193
Author(s):  
Julie LEFORT
Keyword(s):  
Lexical Item ◽  
People’S Republic Of China ◽  
People's Republic Of China ◽  
Semantic Meaning ◽  
Republic Of China ◽  
Different Types ◽  
Chinese Counterpart ◽  
Different Sources

Dongxiang is a Mongolic language from a peripheral linguistic branch mainly spoken by 300,000 speakers in Southeast Gansu in the People’s Republic of China. The Dongxiang language has been particularly influenced by the neighboring Chinese variety of Linxia, which has induced important changes on the phonological and lexical systems, while causing only a few changes on the syntactic level. In this paper I will discuss the emerging category of classifiers in the Dongxiang language by comparing different sources available. I will show that, even though measure words are present in all Mongolic languages, the use of classifiers is rare and has been induced by language contacts with Chinese. I will describe the different types of classifiers, borrowed or calqued, and will discuss in particular the use and functions of the classifier kozi. This classifier seems to have appeared quite recently and its origin is uncertain. I will show that it cannot be considered as a lexical item, as it does not always carry the semantic meaning of its Chinese counterpart, and cannot be identified as a structural borrowing either, as its syntactic functions are still unclear.

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