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<p>This paper investigates the less discussed null argument – the null clausal complement in Taiwan Southern Min (TSM). The discussion issues include the derivation, status, and replacement of null clausal complements in TSM. This paper applies four tests to prove that the null clausal complement in TSM is a type of deep anaphora, which has no internal structure and is not derived through deletion. Moreover, possessing features such as not being A-bound, and possibly being but not required to be A-bar-bound, the null clausal complement in TSM is argued to have the status of a null epithet. As null clausal complements are not allowed with all kinds of verbs, in some cases where clausal complements cannot be null, an obligatory pro-S <italic>an-ne</italic> ‘so’ is then required.</p>
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This paper investigates the less discussed null argument – the null clausal complement in Taiwan Southern Min (TSM). The discussion issues include the derivation, status, and replacement of null clausal complements in TSM. This paper applies four tests to prove that the null clausal complement in TSM is a type of deep anaphora, which has no internal structure and is not derived through deletion. Moreover, possessing features such as not being A-bound, and possibly being but not required to be A-bar-bound, the null clausal complement in TSM is argued to have the status of a null epithet. As null clausal complements are not allowed with all kinds of verbs, in some cases where clausal complements cannot be null, an obligatory pro-S an-ne ‘so’ is then required.

On the Syntax of Null Clausal Complements in Taiwan Southern Min

Studies in Chinese Linguistics

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This paper investigates the less discussed null argument – the null clausal complement in Taiwan Southern Min (TSM). The discussion issues include the...

On the Syntax of Null Clausal Complements in Taiwan Southern Min

Published Online: Jun 23, 2022

Page range: 21 - 37

Received: Sep 14, 2021

Accepted: Apr 21, 2022

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/scl-2022-0002

Keywords
Taiwan Southern Min, null argument, null clausal complement, deep anaphora, surface anaphora, epithet

© 2022 Huei-Ling Lin, published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License.

On the Syntax of Null Clausal Complements in Taiwan Southern Min

Published Online: Jun 23, 2022

Page range: 21 - 37

Received: Sep 14, 2021

Accepted: Apr 21, 2022

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/scl-2022-0002

KeywordsTaiwan Southern Min, null argument, null clausal complement, deep anaphora, surface anaphora, epithet

© 2022 Huei-Ling Lin, published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License.

Keywords
Taiwan Southern Min, null argument, null clausal complement, deep anaphora, surface anaphora, epithet