Predicates in Chinese and English

Authors

  • Yanhong Mu วิทยาลัยนานาชาติ มหาวิทยาลัยนเรศวร
  • Apichai Rungruang ภาควิชาภาษาอังกฤษ มหาวิทยาลัยนเรศวร จังหวัดพิษณุโลก 65000

Keywords:

โครงสร้าง, ภาคแสดง, ภาษาจีน, ภาษาอังกฤษ

Abstract

The predicate plays an important role in a sentence structureWithout it, the reader or hearer does not understand what the subject does, possesses, or isIn some languages such as English, without the predicate, a complete sentence cannot be constructedTo draw an overall picture of predicates, this academic paper aims to investigate the predicates in Chinese and EnglishThe main focus is placed on their forms rather than meanings and uses, since when a learner starts learning a new language, s/he is initially introduced to the form before the other two elements are taken into account. Besides the forms of predicates, this academic paper also presents the similarities and differences between the two languagesThe final part covers the pedagogical implications to pave the way for teachers to employ the forms of second language predicates (L2), specifically Chinese, to a new language learner.

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Published

2020-06-17

How to Cite

Mu, Y., & Rungruang, A. (2020). Predicates in Chinese and English. Trends of Humanities and Social Sciences Research, 8(1), 76–95. Retrieved from https://so03.tci-thaijo.org/index.php/Humanties-up/article/view/215914