Abstract
In modern Chinese, the aspect particle “le (了)” is sometimes omitted when a verb classifier is placed after the object. This paper argues that the use of this unmarked sentence pattern without “le” is motivated by the context of “process descriptive sentences”. By comparing instances found in the CCL corpus of the sentence “V (le) O yì yǎn (一眼)”, this paper points out that the unmarked form is mainly used to describe the attendant behavior of the event occurring in the present within the novel, or to describe the instantaneous response to the event.
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