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April 1, 2026Open Access

A QUD Account For The Mandarin Discourse Marker ‘zaishuo’

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XSXiong Simin

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Overview

Analysis reveals how zaishuo links utterances in Mandarin and suggests disagreement among participants.

Key Points

  • To explore how the Mandarin discourse marker zaishuo connects different utterances and indicates disagreement.
  • Analyzed the function of zaishuo in Mandarin discourse based on existing literature.
  • Investigated its role in connecting reasons to why-questions.
  • Compared zaishuo's usage with other conjunctions like erqie.”],
  • results
  • Zaishuo effectively links utterances without clear logical connections.
  • It indicates a potential disagreement between speakers.
  • The findings clarify the distinct role of zaishuo compared to regular conjunctions.

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Xiong Simin (2021) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/69cd7a615652765b073a77b9https://doi.org/10.34577/00004838
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