What is it about?
This text describes the general framework of the transitivity system in Chinese.
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Why is it important?
There are varieties of clause patterns in Chinese, which can provide more sophisticated choices to the system.
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Similar to the transitivity system in English presented by Halliday & Matthiessen (2004/2008), the transitivity system in Chinese is simultaneously constructed from two parts, i.e. the sub-systems of PROCESS TYPE and AGENCY. The sub-system of PROCESS TYPE determines the semantic configurations of the processes. The sub-system of AGENCY determines both the voice and the feature of agency of the processes.
Dr Guowen Yang
Chinese Adademy of Social Sciences
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DOI: 10.1163/2210-7363_ecll_com_00000429.
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