What is the function of DE (的) in Chinese?

asked Dec 6, 2017 in Questions about Chinese Grammar by admin (23,690 points)
edited Dec 6, 2017 by admin

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Liu (2015): DE (的) is a pre-head modification marker. The form-function mapping construction is shown as follows,

[Modifier–de] (Head Noun)

answered Jan 2, 2018 by admin (23,690 points)
edited Apr 25, 2018 by admin

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