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The Mandarin VP

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  • © 1999

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Authors:
  1. Rint Sybesma

    1. Leiden University, Leiden, The Netherlands

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Part of the book series: Studies in Natural Language and Linguistic Theory (SNLT, volume 44)

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Table of contents (7 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xi
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  2. The Postverbal Constraint

    • Rint Sybesma
    Pages 1-7

  3. Resultatives

    • Rint Sybesma
    Pages 9-58

  4. Verb-Le

    • Rint Sybesma
    Pages 59-98

  5. Two Objects

    • Rint Sybesma
    Pages 99-108

  6. Duratives and Frequentatives

    • Rint Sybesma
    Pages 109-129

  7. The Ba-Construction

    • Rint Sybesma
    Pages 131-181

  8. The Prominence of Structure

    • Rint Sybesma
    Pages 183-206

  9. Back Matter

    Pages 207-233
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Keywords

About this book

The Mandarin VP deals with a number of constructions in Mandarin Chinese which involve the main verb and the material following it, like the object NPs, resultative phrases, durative expressions and other elements. The basis claim defended in this book is that all elements that follow the main verb in a Mandarin sentence form one single constituent which functions as the complement of the verb.
The Mandarin VP offers new and original analyses of such hot issues as resultative constructions, the ba-construction and verb-le.
In addition, the conclusions drawn from the research into Mandarin syntax are discussed in more general theoretic terms, which leads to original proposals regarding the internal make-up of accomplishments and the status of Theta Theory.
The research reported on in this book was concluded within the bounds of mainstream generative theorizing.
The Mandarin VP is of interest to all syntacticians, especially those interested in Chinese.

Reviews

From the reviews:

"As a detailed examination of the syntax of the Mandarin VP, this book is an absolute must for anyone working in the field of Chinese syntax." (Catrin Rhys, Journal of Linguistics, 2002)

Authors and Affiliations

  • Leiden University, Leiden, The Netherlands

    Rint Sybesma

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: The Mandarin VP

  • Authors: Rint Sybesma

  • Series Title: Studies in Natural Language and Linguistic Theory

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-015-9163-8

  • Publisher: Springer Dordrecht

  • eBook Packages: Springer Book Archive

  • Copyright Information: Springer Science+Business Media Dordrecht 1999

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-0-7923-5462-8Published: 31 December 1998

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-90-481-5132-5Published: 07 December 2010

  • eBook ISBN: 978-94-015-9163-8Published: 17 April 2013

  • Series ISSN: 0924-4670

  • Series E-ISSN: 2215-0358

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XI, 233

  • Topics: Theoretical Linguistics, Syntax, Chinese

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