Definiteness across Languages: from German to Mandarin

David Bremmers; J. Liu; M.H. van der Klis; B.S.W. Le Bruyn

Definiteness across Languages: from German to Mandarin

David Bremmers, J. Liu, M.H. van der Klis, B.S.W. Le Bruyn

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Abstract

We showcase the potential of a data-driven methodology for cross-linguistic research: Translation Mining. We introduce the technique and put it to use in the domain of definiteness. We show how Translation Mining confirms existing insights about definiteness in English, German (Schwarz 2009) and Mandarin (Jenks 2018) while at the same time leading to novel insights for Mandarin.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Proceedings of the 22nd Amsterdam Colloquium
Publisher	ILLC, University of Amsterdam
Pages	60-70
Number of pages	11
Publication status	Published - Dec 2019

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