View source for SVC in Mandarin Chinese (Tao 2009)

{{Infobox book
|italic title=no
|type= conference article
|author= Liang Tao
|editor= Yun Xiao
|pub_title= Serial Verb Construction in Mandarin Chinese: The interface of syntax and semantics
|publisher= NACCL-21
|framework= 
|annotator=[[User:Miaomiao Zhang|Miaomiao Zhang]]
|corpus= [http://typecraft.org/TCEditor/1433/ SVC in Mandarin Chinese 1]
|isbn=
}}

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===Keyterms===

Serial Verb Construction, multiple predicates

===Original Interlinear Glossed Text===
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|(1a)[http://typecraft.org/TCEditor/1433/23473/ 左先生去打电话叫车了。]. <br>
Zuo214 Xian55sheng qu51 da214 dian51hua51 jiao51 che55 le. (Ding, p. 116) <br>
Zuo      Mr.       go   make  phone.call  hire   car   CRS <br>
V1 V2 V3 <br>
‘Mr. Zuo went to call for a taxi already (… went to make a phone call to hire a taxi).’ <br>
|(1b)[http://typecraft.org/TCEditor/1433/23474/ 他脱了鞋走进房去。]<br>
Ta551 tuo55   le xie35 zou214 jin51 fang35 qu51. (Ding, p. 114) <br>
3sg  take-off PA shoe  walk-enter   house  go <br>
V1 V2  V3 V4 <br>
‘He took off his shoes and went into the house.’ <br>
|(2a)[http://typecraft.org/TCEditor/1433/23476/ 我叫他去。] <br>
Wo214 jiao51 ta55 qu. (Ding et al, 1979:122) <br>
1sg call 3sg go <br>
I’m going to call/get him. <br>
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|(2b)[http://typecraft.org/TCEditor/1433/23475/ 我叫他去。] <br>
Wo214 jiao51 ta55 qu51 <br>
1sg tell/allow 3sg go <br>
I told/allowed him to go. <br>
|(4a)[http://typecraft.org/TCEditor/1433/23477/ 我吃饱了。] <br>
Wo214 chi55bao214 le. <br>
1sg eat-full CRS <br>
I am full (from eating). <br>
|(4b)[http://typecraft.org/TCEditor/1433/23478/ 他养了一只小狗我想买。] <br>
Ta55 yang214 le yi51zhi55 xiao214gou214 wo214 xiang214 mai214 <br>
3sg raise. PA one Cl little dog 1sg want buy <br>
He has/raises a little dog, (and) I want to buy (it). <br>
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|(4c)[http://typecraft.org/TCEditor/1433/23479/我恐怕他今天不回家] <br>
Wo214 kong214pa51 ta55 jin55tian55 bu51 hui35jia55. <br>
1sg fear 3sg today Neg. go.back home <br>
I fear that s/he won’t go back home today. <br>
|(5)[http://typecraft.org/TCEditor/1433/23480/ 搁到锅里炸了吗？] <br>
D: ge33de guo55li zha35 le ma? <br>
Place to  wok  in fry   CRS Q <br>
Did (you) place (it) into the pot to fry yet? <br>
|(9a)[http://typecraft.org/TCEditor/1433/23481/ 搁到锅里吗？炸了吗？] <br>
? Ge33de guo55li ma? Zha35 le ma? <br>
Should (I) put (it) in the pot? Did (you) fry it? <br>
|-
|(10a)[http://typecraft.org/TCEditor/1433/23482/ 你教他说英文了吗？] <br>
Ni214 jiao55 ta55 shuo55 Ying55wen35 le ma? <br>
2sg teach 3sg speak English CRS Q <br>
Did you teach him to speak English? <br>
|(10b)[http://typecraft.org/TCEditor/1433/23483/ 你教他了吗？] <br>
? Ni214 jiao55 ta55 le ma? <br>
Did you teach him? <br>
|(10b)[http://typecraft.org/TCEditor/1433/23484/ 说英文了吗？] <br>
shuo55 Ying55wen35 le ma?
Do you / does he speak English?
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|(11a)[http://typecraft.org/TCEditor/1433/20717/ 他对你说实话了吗？] <br>
Ta55 dui51 ni214 shuo55 shi35hua51 le ma? <br>
3sg to 2sg speak true.words CRS Q <br>
Did he tell you the truth? <br>
|(11b)[http://typecraft.org/TCEditor/1433/20718/ 他对你了吗？说实话了吗？] <br>
*Ta55 dui51 ni214 le ma? ?shuo55 shi35hua51 le ma? <br>
*He toward you? ?Did (he/you) speak the truth? <br>
|(12a)[http://typecraft.org/TCEditor/1433/20720/ 她会回娘家过节去的]<br>
Ta33 hui51 hui35 niang35jia guo51jie35 qu51 de. <br>
3sg Fut return mother home spend festival go De <br>
She will go to her mother's home to spend the holiday. <br>
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|(12b)[http://typecraft.org/TCEditor/1433/20721/ 她会回娘家。会过节去的。] <br>
?Ta33 hui51 hui35 niang35jia. Hui51 guo51jie35 qu51 de <br>
?She will return to her mother’s house. (She) will go there to spend the holidays. <br>
|(14a)[http://typecraft.org/TCEditor/1433/20723/ 他会把钱交给你的]<br>
Ta55 hui51 ba214 qian35 jiao55 gei214 ni214 de <br>
3sg Fut BA money hand.in give 2sg De <br>
He will hand in the money to you. <br>
|(14b)[http://typecraft.org/TCEditor/1433/20724/ 他会把钱。会交给我的] <br>
*Ta55 hui51 ba214 qian35. Hui51 jiao55 gei214 wo214 de <br>
3sg BA money hand.in give 1sg Le <br>
He will get money. He will hand the money to me. <br>
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|(21a)[http://typecraft.org/TCEditor/1433/20726/ 你是客，坐着喝水吧] <br>
Ni214 shi51 ke51, zuo51 zhe he55 shui214 ba <br>
2sg be guest sit Dur drink water Int <br>
You are the guest, please keep seated to enjoy some water <br>
|(21b)[http://typecraft.org/TCEditor/1433/20727/ 你是客，坐下喝着水吧] <br>
*Ni214 shi51 ke51, zuo51 xia51 he55 zhe shui214 ba <br>
*You are the guest. Sit down to be enjoying some water <br>
|(21c)[http://typecraft.org/TCEditor/1433/20728/ 你是客，坐着喝着水吧] <br>
*Ni214 shi51 ke51, zuo51 zhe he55 zhe shui214 ba <br>
You are the guest. Keep seated and be enjoying some water <br>
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|(21d)[http://typecraft.org/TCEditor/1433/20729/ 你是客，坐着喝了水再说] <br>
Ni214 shi51 ke51, zuo51 zhe he55 le shui214 zai51shuo55 <br>
You are the guest. Keep seated to finish drinking the water, then (we) discuss it <br>
|(22c)[http://typecraft.org/TCEditor/1433/20730/ 他脱了鞋走了进去]<br>
Ta55 tuo55   le xie35 zou214 le jin51qu51 <br>
3sg take off PF shoe walk    PF enter go <br>
He took off his shoes and walked in <br>
|(22b)[http://typecraft.org/TCEditor/1433/20731/ 他脱下鞋，走着/了进去]<br>
Ta55 tuo55xia xie35 zou214 zhe55 / le jin51qu51 <br>
3sg take down shoe     walk-Dur / PF  enter go <br>
He took off his shoes and walked (with either zhe or le) in <br>
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|(23a)[http://typecraft.org/TCEditor/1433/20732/ 她织着毛衣看书]<br>
Ta55 zhi55 zhe mao35yi55 kan51shu55 <br>
3sg  knit  Dur sweater   read book <br>
She is knitting while reading <br>
|(23b)[http://typecraft.org/TCEditor/1433/20733/ 她织毛衣看着书]<br>
Ta55 zhi55 mao35yi55 kan51 zhe shu55 <br>
3sg  knit  sweater   read  Dur book <br>
When she knits she (has to) look at a book <br>
|(23c)[http://typecraft.org/TCEditor/1433/20734/ 她织着毛衣看着书]<br>
Ta55 zhi55 *zhe mao35yi55 kan51 *zhe shu55 <br>
3sg  knit  Dur sweater    read   Dur book <br>
She is knitting and reading <br>
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|(24a)[http://typecraft.org/TCEditor/1433/20735/ 风吹着雪花满天飞]<br>
Feng55 chui55 zhe   xue214hua55 man214tian55 fei55 <br>
Wind   blow Adv/Dur snow flake  full-sky     fly <br>
The wind is blowing the snowflakes (making them) fly in the air <br>
|(24c)[http://typecraft.org/TCEditor/1433/20736/ 风吹着雪花满天飞的]<br>
？Feng55 chui55 zhe xue214hua55 man214 tian55 fei55 *de <br>
The wind is blowing the snowflakes (making them) flying in the air<br>
|(25b)[http://typecraft.org/TCEditor/1433/20737/ 希望使得他快活] <br>
Xi55wang51 shi214 de ta55 kua51huo35 <br>
Hope makes him happy <br>
|-
|(25b)[http://typecraft.org/TCEditor/1433/20739/ 希望使得他快活得]<br>
Xi55wang51 shi214 de ta55 kua51huo35 *de <br>
Hope makes him *so happy that <br> 
|(25c)[http://typecraft.org/TCEditor/1433/20738/ 希望使着他快活得]<br>
*Xi55wang51 shi51 zhe ta55 kuai51huo35 de <br>
*'Hope is making him so happy that (zhe-de) <br>
|(25c)[http://typecraft.org/TCEditor/1433/20739/ 希望使得他快活得]<br>
*Xi55wang51 shi51 de ta55 kuai51huo35 de <br>
*'Hope (is so good that it) makes him so happy that (de-de)<br>
|-
|(26)[http://typecraft.org/TCEditor/1433/20740/ 她婆婆叫她回家去]<br>
Ta55 po35po jiao51 ta55 hui35jia55 qu51.(Ding et al., 1979: 119)<br>
3sg mother-In-law tell 3sg return home go <br>
Her mother-In-law told her to go back (return) home <br>
|(27a)[http://typecraft.org/TCEditor/1433/20741/ 她婆婆让了她回家了]<br>
*Ta55 po35po rang51 le ta55 hui35 jia55 le <br>
Her mother-in-law has allowed her to go home now.'<br>
|(27)[http://typecraft.org/TCEditor/1433/20742/ 她婆婆让她回家了]<br>
Ta55 po35po rang51 ta55 hui35 jia55 le <br>
3sg mother-In-law allow 3sg return home CRS <br>
Now her mother-In-law allows her to go home (didn’t allow her to do so before).<br>
|-
|(26b)[http://typecraft.org/TCEditor/1433/20743/ 她婆婆叫她回了家去] <br>
*Ta55 po35po jiao51 ta55 hui35 le jia55 qu51 <br>
*Her mother-in-law tells her to have gone home <br>
|(28a)[http://typecraft.org/TCEditor/1433/20744/ 在那儿没得到答案]<br>
Zai51 nar51 mei35 de35dao da35an51 <br>
From there Neg obtain-arrive answer <br>
(They) didn’t obtain any answer from there <br>
|(28c)[http://typecraft.org/TCEditor/1433/20746/ 从那儿得到了答案]<br>
Cong35 nar51 de35dao le da35an51 <br>
From there obtain-arrive PF answer <br>
(They) obtained the answer from there <br>
|-
|(30a)[http://typecraft.org/TCEditor/1433/20747/ 他跟我回了家]<br>
Ta55 gen55 wo214 hui35 le jia55 <br>
3sg with 1sg return-Perf home <br>
He and I went home. (or: he went home with me) <br>
|(30b)[http://typecraft.org/TCEditor/1433/20748/ 他跟我没回家]<br>
?Ta55 gen55 wo214 mei35 hui35  jia55.<br>
3sg   with  1sg   Neg.  return home <br>
?He with me did not go home. He and I did not go home <br>
|(30c)[http://typecraft.org/TCEditor/1433/20749/ 他跟我没确定关系]<br>
Ta55 gen55 wo214 mei35 que51ding51 guan55xi <br>
3sg  with 1sg    Neg    confirm   relationship <br>
He and I did not (have not) confirm(ed) our relationship (official engagement) <br>
|-
|(30d)[http://typecraft.org/TCEditor/1433/20750/ 他跟着我回了家]<br>
Ta55 gen55 zhe wo214 hui35 le jia55 <br>
Following me he went home (=he followed me and went home) <br>
|(31a)[http://typecraft.org/TCEditor/1433/20751/ 他给张晓琴当了秘书]<br>
Ta55 gei214 Zhang55 Xiao51qin35 dang55 le  mi51shu <br>
3sg  to        Z    X         work-as-Perf secretary <br>
He served as a secretary to Zhang Xiaoqin <br>
|(31b)[http://typecraft.org/TCEditor/1433/20752/ 他给张晓琴没当秘书]<br>
?Ta55 … gei214 Zhang55 Xiao51qin35 mei35 dang55 mi51shu <br>
?He to Zhang Xiaoqin did not work as a secretary <br>
|-
|(31c)[http://typecraft.org/TCEditor/1433/20753/ 他给了张晓琴当秘书]<br>
*Ta55 gei214 le Zhang55 Xiao51qin35 dang55 mi51shu <br>
He serves as a secretary to-ed (le) Zhang <br>
|(29a)[http://typecraft.org/TCEditor/1433/20754/ 他对我没说实话]<br>
Ta55 dui51 wo214 mei35 shuo55 shi35hua51 <br>
3sg  to   1sg    Neg.  speak  true word <br>
He did not tell me the truth (but may have done so to others) <br>
Compare: Ta55 dui51 wo214 hui51 shuo55 shi35hua51 de.<br>
He will tell me the truth (=He, to me, will tell the truth).<br>
|(29b)[http://typecraft.org/TCEditor/1433/20755/ 他对着我说了实话]<br>
Ta55 dui51zhe wo214 shuo55 le shi35hua51 <br>
Facing me, he told the truth <br>
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|(32)[http://typecraft.org/TCEditor/1433/20756/ 他没有让你退？]<br>
Ta55 mei35’ou5 rang51 ni21 tui51 (Beijing04:5) <br>
3sg  Neg       allow  2sg  retire <br>
They have not allowed/permit you (me) to retire yet <br>
|(32)[http://typecraft.org/TCEditor/1433/20757/ 哪儿能让退呀？]<br>
Na21r neng35 rang51 tui51  ya <br>
how    can    allow  retire Int <br>
How can they allow (you) to retire.<br>
|(33)[http://typecraft.org/TCEditor/1433/20758/ 把那给弄弄] <br>
Bai214 nei51 gei214 nong55nong51. (Beijing98:32) <br>
BA     that  for     fix <br>
Get that fixed (for our benefit). <br>
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