@inproceedings{zheng-2023-dynamic,
    title = "Dynamic Questions: Evidence from {M}andarin Think{--}{\textquotedblright}{X}iang{\textquotedblright}",
    author = "Zheng, Anshun",
    editor = "Richard, Valentin D.  and
      Roelofsen, Floris",
    booktitle = "Proceedings of the 4th Workshop on Inquisitiveness Below and Beyond the Sentence Boundary",
    month = jun,
    year = "2023",
    address = "Nancy, France",
    publisher = "Association for Computational Linguistics",
    url = "https://preview.aclanthology.org/Ingest-2025-COMPUTEL/2023.inqbnb-1.5/",
    pages = "40--49",
    abstract = {This paper investigates the clausal embedding pattern of the Mandarin verb {\textquotedblleft}xiang{\textquotedblright} (think) and reveals its internal anti-interrogative nature, with the possibility of {\textquotedblleft}xiang Q{\textquotedblright} in certain cases. Through various stativity tests, I establish that the results are consistent with the generalization proposed by {\"O}zy{\i}ld{\i}z(2021), with {\textquotedblleft}minor{\textquotedblright} deviations observed in the stativity of {\textquotedblleft}xiang P{\textquotedblright} and the correlation with neg-raising. Additionally, I employ a semantic shift perspective to explain instances of neg-raising failure. Overall, this study sheds light on the unique characteristics of the verb {\textquotedblleft}xiang{\textquotedblright} and contributes to a better cross-linguistic understanding of CP selection.}
}