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A Study of Chinese Depictive Constructions in Finance Related Discourse: Word Order, Discourse Force and Contact-induced Changes

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A Study of Chinese Depictive Constructions in Finance Related Discourse: Word Order, Discourse Force and Contact-induced Changes

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This dissertation, "A Study of Chinese Depictive Constructions in Finance Related Discourse: Word Order, Discourse Force and Contact-induced Changes" by Ngar-wai, Lau, 劉雅慧, was obtained from The University of Hong Kong (Pokfulam, Hong Kong) and is being sold pursuant to Creative Commons: Attribution 3.0 Hong Kong License. The content of this dissertation has not been altered in any way. We have altered the formatting in order to facilitate the ease of printing and reading of the dissertation. All rights not granted by the above license are retained by the author. Abstract:Abstract This thesis examines Chinese depictive constructions in finance related discourse and how contact as well as discourse forces could induce changes in their word order. Cases of Chinese depictive constructions and their linguistic features were identified and discussed with an emphasis on clausal-level grammaticalisation, on the basis of which, different types of Chinese depictive constructions in finance related discourse were contrasted with those discussed in the literature review of this thesis. Discrepancies between the two sets of depictive constructions form the basis of the key inquiry pursued in this thesis: what are the possible explanations for such discrepancies manifested as word-order shift in the unconventional depictive constructions? To provide an answer to the key question raised in this thesis, two hypotheses are put forth, namely, Hypothesis 1: discourse force (news headline compression, conjoining and repetition) and Hypothesis 2: contact (foreignisation). Towards this end, data were collected from the Chinese print media sources (mainly newspapers) and online articles across Hong Kong, Taiwan and China over a period of 32 years (1972-2005). The distribution of the unconventional structures across the three different discourse contexts exhibited in the data was obtained. The results suggest that news headline compression is the only potent discourse force accounting for the unconventional structures. The second hypothesis was tested using a non-parametric test (Chi-square), wherein the frequencies of the unconventional structures in translated and non-translated texts were compared. The results show that contact (foreignisation through English to Chinese translation) does bring about the emergence of the unconventional structures. These unconventional structures do not lead to pan-linguistic grammatical changes. In this connection, sociolinguistic factors and ellipsis constraints were explored. ii DOI: 10.5353/th_b3168774 Subjects: Chinese language - GrammaticalizationChinese language - SyntaxChinese language - Word order

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Michael Smith
Michael Smith November 19, 2024
"Absolutely brilliant. I became deeply invested in the protagonist's journey. A masterclass in storytelling. An absolute must-read for connoisseurs of the genre."
Joshua Jackson
Joshua Jackson January 31, 2025
"Took a moment to build, but the payoff was spectacular. The protagonist was compelling, though some subplots felt slightly overshadowed. A wonderful companion for a quiet weekend."
Kimberly Walker
Kimberly Walker May 21, 2025
"A decent, if standard, experience. The prose was competent, yet the characters lacked the depth I usually seek. Perhaps more aligned with a different audience's tastes."
Melissa Hernandez
Melissa Hernandez May 14, 2025
"I thoroughly enjoyed the elegance of it. A brilliant concept executed with flair. Just a few pacing choices I would change. A wonderful companion for a quiet weekend."
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