Sentence-final Particle de in the Zhenjiang Dialect: With a Discussion on the Nature of de in Mandarin Chinese

Quan Wan

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Current Research in Chinese Linguistics ›› 2025, Vol. 104 ›› Issue (2) : 273-290. DOI: 10.29499/CrCL.202507_104(2).0001

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Sentence-final Particle de in the Zhenjiang Dialect: With a Discussion on the Nature of de in Mandarin Chinese

Quan Wan

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This article aims to describe the use of the sentence-final particle de in the Zhenjiang dialect within a comprehensive framework addressing the concept and function of mood and modal particles in Mandarin Chinese, based on Shuxiang Lü’s generalized mood system as outlined in Zhongguo Wenfa Yaolüe. By tracing a possible development from de_³ to de_mood, the article argues that sentence-final portmanteau particles containing de in the Zhenjiang dialect function as fully grammaticalized modal particles. It also discusses issues related to the sentence-final particle de in Mandarin Chinese.

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Zhenjiang dialect / sentence-final particle de / mood of Chinese language / modal particles / deixis

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Quan Wan. Sentence-final Particle de in the Zhenjiang Dialect: With a Discussion on the Nature of de in Mandarin Chinese[J]. Current Research in Chinese Linguistics. 2025, 104(2): 273-290 https://doi.org/10.29499/CrCL.202507_104(2).0001

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