Research Overview on the Mandarin Passive Construction “Bei”

Han Shao

Article ID: 10155
Vol 7, Issue 10, 2024

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Abstract


This paper discusses the passive marker “bei” in Mandarin Chinese, exploring its categorial status, derivational relationships, and
syntactic structures of both long and short passive forms. The analysis includes multiple linguistic viewpoints on whether “bei” functions as
a preposition, verb, or has a dual status. Various scholars’ arguments and counterarguments are presented, including syntactic evidence from
coordination tests, reflexive pronouns, and negation tests.

Keywords


Passive Marker “bei”; Mandarin Chinese; Syntactic

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.18686/ijmss.v7i10.10155

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