This paper explores the pattern by which Mandarin Chinese verbs are used in Uyghur-Mandarin code-switching by native Uyghur speakers. In a number of language contact situations with similar verb mixing, foreign verbal items have been argued to be treated as nominal in the host language. However,...
Article Mandarin Chinese Verbs as Verbal Items in Uyghur Mixed Verbs Alexander Sugar Department of Linguistics, University of Washington, Guggenheim Hall 4th Floor, Box 352425, Seattle, WA 98195-2425, USA; sugara@u.washington.edu; Tel.: +1-541-601-8429 Academic Editors: Usha Lakshmanan and ...