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doc”汉语方言的语序类型比较,刘丹青,原载日本《现代中国语研究》创刊2期,2001年汉语方言的语序类型比较*刘丹青[Abstract英文提要]Thispapercompareswordorderpatternsoftopic,subject,objectandtheverbamongChinesedialects
ThroughabriefhistoricalsurveyofordertypessincearchaicChinese,itclaimsthatChinesehasbeenlargelyanSVOlanguagebuthasneverbeenatypicalSVOlanguage
InWudialects,topicalizedpatientsaremorecommonandareofmoresyntacticnaturethaninMandarin,andtopicalizedpatientspreferthesubtopicpositionratherthanthemaintopicposition
Thereforeanewverb-finalpatternisdevelopingthroughthegrammaticalizationofsubtopicswithpatientroleinthesedialects,thoughitisnotarealSOVtypeyet
ThesameistrueforMindialects,butnotforothersoutherndialectssuchasHakka,GanandHui
AninterestingconsequencearisingfrominteractionbetweensubtopicprominenceandtheSVOtypeisthefrequen