The Word Order Flexibility in Chinese Adverbials and Its Explanation
Guo Zhong · Hanyu xuexi · 2012
When several adverbials co-occur in the sentence in Chinese,the linear sequence of every adverbial follows specific discipline,and the moving flexibility of adverbials is different.The movement of every adverbial abides by the flexibility hierarchy as follows: adverbial[+meaning vague,+form short,+marking]adverbial[-meaning vague,-form short,+marking]adverbial[-meaning vague,-form short,-marking].The motivation of this hierarchy can be explained by Distance-Difficulty-Marking Correspondence.