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non-subcategorized complement
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| Author: | Ren Zhang | |
| Submitter Email: | click here to access email | |
| Linguistic LingField(s): |
History of Linguistics
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| Query: |
Dear linguists,
In Chinese, there is a well-known type of construction in which a verb is followed by a non-subcategorized complement noun or noun p hrase: 1. xie zhe-zhi bi write this pen ''write with this pen'' 2. chi shi-tang eat dining-hall ''go to a dining-hall for a meal'' 3. xie hei-ban write blackboard ''write on the blackboard'' 4 xi liang shui clean cool water ''shower with cool water'' It seems there has been no aggreement as to how constructions like these should be analyzed in Chinese linguistics. My general impression is that the non-subcategorized complement somehow modifies the action expressed by the verb in terms of manner. It also conveys new information, as has been pointed out by some researchers. I am interested in similar phenomena, if any, in other languages and would like to get pointers as to any literature dealing with the issue, especially those that adopt a semantic perspective to argument structure. If there is enough interest, I would post a summary to the list. Ren Zhang York University Can anyone recommend some good readings on the history of linguistics, for use in a graduate course? I'm particularly looking for overviews that cover whole centuries (or more), rather than detailed discussions of one particular movement, as this will only be a 2 or 3 week module. thanks, Fay Fay Wouk f.wouk@auckland.ac.nz |
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| LL Issue: | 11.2780 | |
| Date posted: | 21-Dec-2000 | |
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