In this thesis, the phenomenon of dangling topic sentences in Mandarin is investigated. These topics can appear without obvious marking in sentence initial position and are not related to a...Show moreIn this thesis, the phenomenon of dangling topic sentences in Mandarin is investigated. These topics can appear without obvious marking in sentence initial position and are not related to a resumptive pronoun or a gap in the comment. The goal is to explain that these sentences are actually not exclusive to Mandarin, but also appear in many other languages. Furthermore, I provide evidence that suggests that these topics receive a topic marker that is part of the numeration and are thus not as "bare" as they appear to be at first glance. This marker can either be realized prosodically or by a particle.Show less
This thesis discusses the linguistic background of suffixes, and provides quantifications for prop-erties shown to be related to the morphological productivity of suffixation processes. In addition...Show moreThis thesis discusses the linguistic background of suffixes, and provides quantifications for prop-erties shown to be related to the morphological productivity of suffixation processes. In addition,computational models will be explored and discussed, alongside possible uses for these models infuture research into morphological productivity.Show less
