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Linglib.Fragments.Mandarin.Definiteness

Mandarin Definiteness Fragment #

@cite{jenks-2018} @cite{moroney-2021}

Mandarin has no overt indefinite or unique-definite article. Anaphoric definiteness is carried by demonstratives (nà 'that', zhè 'this'); bare nouns serve unique definites. Possession is via de. Under the @cite{moroney-2021} typology this is the .markedAnaphoric strategy: only the anaphoric type has a dedicated form.

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def Fragments.Mandarin.Definiteness.articleInventory :
Core.Nominal.ArticleInventory

Mandarin: no overt indefinite/unique articles; demonstratives carry the anaphoric load (nà 'that'); possessives via de.

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    theorem Fragments.Mandarin.Definiteness.articleInventory_marking :
    articleInventory.toMarkingStrategy = Features.Definiteness.DefMarkingStrategy.markedAnaphoric

    Mandarin's inventory derives the .markedAnaphoric Moroney cell.