SVC in Mandarin Chinese (Paul 2008)

SVC in Mandarin Chinese (Paul 2008)
Type	conference paper
Author(s)	Waltraud Paul
Publication title	The "Serial verb construction in Chinese: The Gordian knot
Publisher	The Linguistics Review
Annotator	Miaomiao Zhang
Corpus Link	SVC in Mandarin Chinese 2

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Keyterms

Serial Verb Construction, multiple predicates

Original Interlinear Glossed Text

(14a)我们开会讨论了那个问题。. Wŏmen i [vP [adjunct clause PRO i kāi huì ] [vP tăolùn -le nèi -ge wèntí ]]. 1PL hold meeting discuss-PERF that-CL problem 'We have discussed that problem holding a meeting'	(14b)我们开了三次会讨论那个问题。. Wŏmeni [vP kāi -le san-ci huì [CP PROi tăolùn nèi -ge wèntí ]]. 1PL hold-PERF 3 -time meeting discuss that-CL problem ‘We held three meetings to discuss that problem.’
(15a)他打电话叫了车以后还等了二十分钟。. Tā [vP [adjunct clause PROi dă diànhuà ] [vP jiào-le chē ]] yĭhòu 3SG strike phone call-PERF car after hái dĕng-le èrshí-fēnzhōng still wait-PERF 20 - minute ‘After she had called a taxi by phone, she still waited for twenty minutes.’	(15b)他打了一次电话叫车。. Tāi [vP dă -le yī-cì diànhuà ] [CP PROi jiào chē ]] 3SG beat-PERF 1-time phone call car ‘He made a phone call to order a taxi.’
(16b)我们开会，讨论那个问题。. Wŏmen [vP [vP kāi huì ] , [vP tăolùn nèi -ge wèntí ]] 1PL hold meeting discuss that-CL problem ‘We hold a meeting and discuss that problem.'	(17a)他一面拍手一面笑。. Tā yī -miàn pāi shŏu yī-miàn xiào 3SG one-side clap hand one-side laugh ‘He is clapping hands and laughing simultaneously.’
(17b)*他拍手笑。 . Tā [vP [vP pāi shŏu ] [vP xiào]] 3SG clap hand laugh (Intended meaning: ‘He claps his hands and laughs.’)	(17c)他拍（着）手笑。. Tāi [vP [adjunct clause PROi pāi (-zhe) shŏu ] [vP xiào ]] 3SG clap -DUR hand laugh ‘He laughs (while) clapping his hands.’
(22)我没打电话征求李四的意见. Wŏ méi dă diànhua zhēngqiú Lĭsì de yìjiàn. 1SG NEG strike phone solicit Lisi SUB opinion ‘I haven’t solicited Lisi’s opinion by phone.’	(23b)大声念课文可以不可以帮助发音?. [Dàshēng niàn kèwén] kĕyĭ bù kĕyĭ bāngzhù fāyīn ? loud read lesson can NEG can help pronunciation ‘Can reading the lesson aloud help one's pronunciation?’
(23c)*大声念不念课文可以帮助发音？. [Dàshēng niàn bù niàn kèwén] kĕyĭ bāngzhù fāyīn ? loud read NEG read lesson can help pronunciation	(25a)*他否认了他做错了这件事。. Tā [vP fŏurèn -le [TP tā zuò-cuò-le zhèi-jiàn shì] 3SG deny -PERF 3SG do -err -PERF this-CL matter ‘S/he denied that s/he handled this matter wrongly.’
(25b)他否认了这个错误。. Tā fŏurèn -le [DP zhèi-ge cuòwù ] 3SG deny -PERF this-CL mistake ‘S/he denied this error.’	(27a)他没告诉我你也参加会议。. Tā méi gàosu wŏ [ nĭ yĕ cānjiā huìyì] 3SG NEG tell 1SG 2SG also attend meeting ‘He didn’t tell me that you, too, attended the meeting.’
(27b)他告诉我你没参加会议。. Tā gàosu wŏ [ nĭ méi cānjiā huìyì] 3SG tell 1SG 2SG NEG attend meeting ‘He told me that you didn’t attend the meeting.’	(27c)他没告诉我你也没参加会议。. Tā méi gàosu wŏ [ nĭ yĕ méi cānjiā huìyì] 3SG NEG tell 1SG 2SG also NEG attend meeting ‘He didn’t tell me that you, too, didn’t attend the meeting.’
(28a)*我劝她你学医学。. Wŏ quàn tāi [nĭ xué yīxué] 1SG advise 3SG 2SG study medicine ‘I advised her that you should study medicine.’	(28b)*我劝了她学医学。. Wŏ quàn -le tāi [ PROi xué yīxué ] 1SG advise -PERF 3SG study medicine ‘I advised her to study medicine.’
(30)我劝她不要吸毒。. Wŏ quàn tā bù yào xī dú 1SG advise 3SG NEG want inhale drug ‘I advised her not to take drugs.’	(32)我答应李四不把秘密告诉别人。. Wŏ dāying Lĭsì bù bă mìmì gàosu biérén 1SG promise Lisi NEG BA secret tell somebody ‘I promised Lisi not to divulge his secret.’
(33)*我打电话不征求李四的意见。. Wŏ dă diànhuà bù zhēngqiú Lĭsì de yìjiàn 1SG strike phone NEG solicit Lisi SUB opinion (intended meaning: ‘I phoned, but not in order to solicit Lisi’s opinion.’)	(36a)我教过几个学生很用功。. Wŏ jiāo -guo jĭ -ge xuéshēng hĕn yònggōng 1SG teach-EXP several-CL student very diligent ‘I have taught several students who are very diligent.’
(36b)*我在教几个学生很用功。. Wŏ zài jiāo jĭ -ge xuéshēng hĕn yònggōng 1SG DUR teach several-CL student very diligent (I’m teaching several students who are very diligent.’)	(36c)我教过/在教几个很用功的学生。. Wŏ jiāo -guo / zai jiāo [DP (jĭ -ge) hĕn yònggōng de xuéshēng] 1SG teach-EXP / DUR teach several-CL very diligent SUB student ‘I taught/am teaching several students who are very diligent.’
(37a)*他想炒一个菜特别好吃。. Tā xiăng chăo yī-ge cài tèbié hăochī. 1SG want fry 1 -CL dish especially delicious (‘He wants to prepare a dish which is particularly delicious.’)	(37b)他想炒/炒了一个特别好吃的菜。. Tā xiăng chăo/ chăo-le [DP yī-ge tèbié hăochī de cài ] 1SG want fry / fry -PERF 1 -CL dish especially SUB delicious (‘He wants to prepare/prepared a particularly delicious dish.’)
(40)他跪下来求我。. Tā guìxiàlái qiú wŏ 3SG kneel:down beg 1SG (i) 'He knelt down in order to beg me.' (ii) 'He knelt down and then begged me.' (iii) 'He knelt down begging me.' (iv) 'He knelt down and he begged me.'	(73)他最好把阿Q介绍给李四，王五介绍给老李。. Tā zuì hăo bă [vP[vP Ākiū jièshào gĕi Lĭsì] [vP Wángwŭ jièshào gĕi Lăolĭ]] 1SG most good BA Akiu introduce to Lisi Wangwu introduce to Laoli ‘He’d better introduce Zhangsan to Lisi and Wangwu to Laoli.’
(88)你把这本辞典再借给我三天。. Nĭ bă zhèi-bĕn cídiăn [vP zài [vP jiègĕi wŏ sān-tiān ]] 2SG BA this-CL dictionary again lend 1SG 3 -day ‘Lend me this dictionary for another three days.’