This study analyzes the syntactic structure of motion predicates in Mandarin, with a specific focus on how the language expresses paths of motion and telicity. It adopts a generative-constructionist model called the Exo-Skeletal Model. Data were gathered from three native speakers of Mandarin living in Taiwan, using video prompts depicting various types of motion events. Upon seeing a prompt, the speakers produced a sentence or sentences describing the event in the prompt. Based on the data, this study points out a number of syntactic patterns unique to Mandarin, and it proposes an explanatory account of these patterns.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:purdue.edu/oai:figshare.com:article/14839587 |
| Date | 23 July 2021 |
| Creators | Pin-Hsi Chen (11021115) |
| Source Sets | Purdue University |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Text, Thesis |
| Rights | CC BY 4.0 |
| Relation | https://figshare.com/articles/thesis/An_Exo-Skeletal_Analysis_of_Complex-Path_Motion_Predicates_in_Taiwan_Mandarin/14839587 |
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