Verb-copying constructions in Chinese : derivation and syntax-semantics interface

Yang, Yongzhong (author)

It 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.

• Language: English
• Keywords: verb-copying construction, empty predicate, empty argument, perfectiveness, feature checking
• Work type: Article
• Typology: 1.01 - Original Scientific Article
• Organization: FF - Faculty of Arts
• Publication status: Published
• Publication version: Version of Record
• Year: 2026
• Number of pages: Str. 99-126
• Numbering: Vol. 16, no. 1
• PID: 20.500.12556/RUL-190482
• ISSN on article: 2232-3317
• DOI: 10.4312/ala.16.1.99-126
• Publication date in RUL: 04.11.2026

Record is a part of a journal

• Title: Acta linguistica asiatica
• Publisher: Založba Univerze v Ljubljani
• ISSN: 2232-3317
• COBISS.SI-ID: 255902464

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Secondary language

• Language: Slovenian
• Title: Konstrukcije s podvajanjem glagola v kitajščini : izpeljava in skladenjsko-semantični vmesnik

Abstract

V članku zagovarjamo stališče, da je osnovna struktura konstrukcij s podvajanjem glagola naslednja: [$_{VP1}$ NP1 [$_{V´}$ V1 [$_{VP2}$ NP2 [$_{V´}$ V2 XP]]]]. V1 je po obliki identičen V2, pri čemer je V1 leksikalna enota, ki jo vstavimo med potekom izpeljave. XP ima več lastnosti. Takšna struktura temelji na dvojnem zahtevku skladenjskega sistema in pojmovno-semantičnega sistema. Zaradi različnih tematskih vlog in skladenjskih konfiguracij argumenti zasedajo različne položaje, kar se odraža v različnih leksikalnih reprezentacijah. Računski sistem izpeljuje leksikalne reprezentacije na različne načine, s čimer nastajajo različni tipi konstrukcij s podvajanjem glagola.

• Keywords: konstrukcija s podvajanjem glagola, prazen predikat, prazen argument, dovršnost, preverjanje značilnosti