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    This document is Glynis Jones' master's thesis submitted to the University of Massachusetts Amherst in February 2023. The thesis examines the diachronic development of coverbs in Mandarin Chinese, which are words that exist between verbs and prepositions. It analyzes the stages of development coverbs have undergone to transition from verbs to prepositions over time. The thesis contributes to the fields of Chinese studies, comparative and historical linguistics, morphology, semantics, syntax and typological linguistics.

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    This document is Glynis Jones' master's thesis submitted to the University of Massachusetts Amherst in February 2023. The thesis examines the diachronic development of coverbs in Mandarin Chinese, which are words that exist between verbs and prepositions. It analyzes the stages of development coverbs have undergone to transition from verbs to prepositions over time. The thesis contributes to the fields of Chinese studies, comparative and historical linguistics, morphology, semantics, syntax and typological linguistics.

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    University of Massachusetts Amherst

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    Masters Theses Dissertations and Theses

    April 2023

    Between Verb and Preposition: Diachronic Stages of Coverbs in


    Mandarin Chinese
    Glynis Jones
    University of Massachusetts Amherst

    Follow this and additional works at: https://scholarworks.umass.edu/masters_theses_2

    Part of the Chinese Studies Commons, Comparative and Historical Linguistics Commons, Morphology
    Commons, Semantics and Pragmatics Commons, Syntax Commons, and the Typological Linguistics and
    Linguistic Diversity Commons

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    Jones, Glynis, "Between Verb and Preposition: Diachronic Stages of Coverbs in Mandarin Chinese" (2023).
    Masters Theses. 1267.
    https://doi.org/10.7275/33233359 https://scholarworks.umass.edu/masters_theses_2/1267

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