Ampersand (Jan 2020)
Caused-Motion Constructions in Chinese: A constructional-cognitive analysis
Abstract
This paper adopts the tenets of Cognitive Construction Grammar [1,2] and Cognitive Grammar [3,4] and applies them to the Caused-Motion Constructions in English and Chinese, which has not been effectively studied in the field. This comparative study attempts to fill the research gap. Simultaneously, this paper also challenges the traditional assumption that the Construction in Chinese is a verbal compound, and argues that it involves a Catenative structure and that it signals subordinate event structure. As such, this article considers the advantages of this approach by examining its major theses and principles.
