Verb-copying constructions in ChineseYang, Yongzhong (Avtor) verb-copying constructionempty predicateempty argumentperfectivenessfeature checkingIt is argued that structurally the basic form of verb-copying constructions is [$_{VP1}$ NP1 [$_{V`}$ V1 [$_{VP2}$  NP2 [$_{V`}$ V2 XP]]]]. V1 is identical to V2 in terms of form, and V1 is a lexical item that is inserted in the course of derivation. XP has multiple properties. Such a structural architecture is based on the dual requirement of the syntactic system and the conceptual/semantic system. The arguments occupy different positions due to their different theta-roles and syntactic configurations, which give rise to lexical representations that are derived by the computational system in different ways to generate various types of verb-copying constructions.20262026-10-29 13:16:55Članek v reviji190482sl