Shen, Rae (2017). Semantic primes and their universal syntax in Mandarin Chinese: An update. MA thesis, Australian National University.
Building on the ground-breaking work on Chinese Mandarin primes undertaken by Hilary Chappell, the current study aims to review and update the propositions on the semantic universals and their syntactic properties in Mandarin in the light of the development of the NSM framework during the past decade. It is hoped that the findings as well as the problems raised in this thesis will contribute to some newer and fuller understanding on the primes not only in the context of Mandarin but also for the NSM program.
Research carried out in consultation with or under the supervision of one or more experienced NSM practitioners
