SVC in Mandarin Chinese (Li & Thompson 1989)

SVC in Mandarin Chinese (Li & Thompson 1989)
Type	book
Author(s)	Charles N. Li & Sandra A. Thompson
Publication title	Mandarin Chinese. A functional reference grammar (1989)
Publisher	University of California Press
Pages	594-620
ISBN	0-520-06610-3
Annotator	Miaomiao Zhang
Corpus Link	SVC in Mandarin Chinese 4
Framework	functional reference grammar

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Instructions

According to Li & Thompson, SVC can be divided into four groups:

1. Two or more separate events

2. One verb phrase or clause serving as the subject or direct object of another verb

3. Pivotal constructions

4. Descriptive clauses

Among them, the first group is then divided into four sub-categories:

(i) Consecutive

(ii) Purpose

(iii) Alternating

(iv) Circumstance

Original Interlinear Glossed Text

(2)我买票进去。. wŏ măi piào jìn- qù I buy ticket enter-go I bought a ticket and went in.(i)	(3)他/她天天唱歌写信。. tā/tā tiān-tiān chàng- gē xiĕ- xìn 3sg day-day sing-sing write-letter Everyday s/he sings songs and writes letters.([i],[iii])	(5)喝点酒壮壮胆子。. hē diăn jiŭ zhuàng-zhuàng dănzi drink a:little wine strengthen-strengthen gall:bladder Drink a little wine, and it will give you courage.(i)
(7)我弟弟开车出事了。. wŏ dìdì kāi-chē chū-shì le I younger:brother drive-car exit-affair PFV/CRS My younger brother had an accident while driving.([i],[iv])	(8)我住在这跟他们打交道。. wŏ zhù zài zhèi gēn tāmen dă-jiāodào I live at here with they hit-interaction I live here and have contact with them.([i],[iv])	(10)他/她骑马抽烟。. tā qí mă chōu-yān 3sg ride horse extract-smoke S/He rode a horse and smoked.([i],[iii])
(2)我买票进去。. wŏ măi piào jìn- qù I buy ticket enter-go I bought a ticket to go in.(ii)	(4)他/她上楼睡觉。. tā shàng-lóu shuìj-iào 3sg ascend-stairs sleep-sleep S/He's going upstairs to sleep.(ii)	(5)喝点酒壮壮胆子。. hē diăn jiŭ zhuàng-zhuàng dănzi drink a:little wine strengthen-strengthen gall:bladder Drink a little wine to give yourself courage.(ii)
(6)我们应该小心不生病。. wŏmen yīnggāi xiăoxīn bù shēng-bìng we should be:careful not produce-sickness We should be careful not to get sick.([ii],[iv])	(8)我住在这跟他们打交道。. wŏ zhù zài zhèi gēn tāmen dă-jiāodào I live at here with they hit-interaction I live here in order to have contact with them.(ii)	(9)我们坐火车去好吧？. wŏmen zuò huŏchē qù hăo ba？ we sit train go good SA Let's go by train, shall we? ([ii],[iv])
(10)他/她骑马抽烟 tā qí mă chōu-yān 3sg ride horse extract-smoke S/He rode a horse in order to smoke.(ii)	(11)我们开会考虑那个问题 wŏmen kāi-huì kăolǜ nèi-gè wèntí we hold-meeting consider that-CL problem We'll hold a meeting to consider that problem. ([ii],[iv])	(10)他/她骑马抽烟 tā qí mă chōu-yān 3sg ride horse extract-smoke s/He rode a horse while smoking.(iv)
(12)他走来走去 tā zŏu-lái zŏu-qù 3sg walk-come walk-go S/He walked back and forth.(iii)	(5)喝点酒壮壮胆子 hē diăn jiŭ zhuàng-zhuàng dănzi drink a:little wine strengthen-strengthen gall:bladder Get some courage by drinking a little wine.(iv)	(13)他们用手吃饭 tāmen yòng shŏu chī fàn they use hand eat-food They eat with their hands.(iv)
(14)我一个人晚上出去很害怕 wŏ yī-gè rén wănshàng chū-qù hĕn hàipà I one-CL person evening exit-go very scared I'm scared to go out alone at night. (iv)	(15)他念书心很专 tā niàn-shū xīn hĕn zhuān 3sg study-book heart very engrossed When he's studying, he's very engrossed. (iv)	(16)那个老师说话爱转文 nèigè lăoshī shuō-huà ài zhuăn-wén that-CL teacher say-word love overuse:literary:words That teacher loves to flaunt literary words when s/he talks. (iv)
(18)我要他过来 wŏ yào tā guò lái I want 3sg cross-come I want him/her to comee over here.	(19)他否认他做错了 tā fŏurèn tā zuò cuò le 3sg deny 3sg do-wrong CRS He denies that he was wrong.	(20)他情愿他的孩子念书 tā qíngyuàn tā-de háizi niàn-shū 3sg prefer 3sg-GEN child study-book He prefers his children to study.
(21)他只装不知道 tā zhĭ zhuāng bù zhīdào 3sg only pretend not know He's only pretending not to know.	(22)我盼望你快一点毕业 wŏ pànwàng nĭ kuài yīdiăn bìyè I hope you soon a:little graduate I hope you'll graduate a bit sooner.	(23)我恐怕你来不及 wŏ kŏngpà nĭ láibùjí I fear you can't:make:it:in:time I'm afraid you can't make it in time.
(24)我以为你姓侯 wŏ yĭwéi nĭ xìng Hòu I mistakenly:thought you surname Hou I mistakenly thought your surname was Hou.	(25)我没想到你住在南京 wŏ méi xiăng-dào nĭ zhù zài nánjīng I not think-arrive you live at Nanjing I didn't realize you lived in Nanjing.	(26)我坚持我没犯法 wŏ jiānchí wŏ méi fàn-fă I insist I not violate-law I insist that I didn't violate any law.
(27)我习惯早点吃得非常少 wŏ xíguàn zăodiăn chī de fēicháng shăo I be:accustomed breakfast eat CSC extremely little I'm used to eating very little for breakfast.	(28)他梦想做英雄 tā mèngxiăng zuò yīngxióng 3sg dream serve:as hero He dreamed that he would be a hero.	(29)她很讲究穿衣服 tā hĕn jiăngjiū chuān yīfú 3sg very particular wear clothes She's very particular about her clothes.
(30)我们禁止抽烟 wŏmen jìnzhĭ chōu-yān we prohibit extract-smoke We prohibit smoking.	(31)我感到很惭愧 wŏ găndào hĕn cánkuì I feel very embarrassed I feel very embarrassed.	(33a)我觉得你不应该去 wŏ juédé nĭ bù yīnggāi qù I feel you not should go I think you shouldn't go.
(33b)*我感到你不应该去 wŏ găndào nĭ bù yīnggāi qù I feel you not should go	(35)他提议我们都去吃饺子 tā tíyì wŏmen dōu qù chī jiăozi 3sg suggest we all go eat dumplings He suggested that we all go eat dumplings.	(36)他没想到我们都去吃饺子 tā méi xiăng-dào wŏmen dōu qù chī jiăozi 3sg not think-arrive we all go eat dumplings He didn't realize that we'd all gone to eat dumplings.
(37)他告诉我说你头疼 tā gàosù wŏ shuō nĭ tóu téng 3sg tell I say you head ache He told me that you had a headache.	(40)他说说他没做功课 tā shuō (*shuō) tā méi zuò gōngkè 3sg say *say 3sg not do homework He said he hadn't done his homework.	(41)这件事情使/叫/让我很难过 zhèi-jiàn shìqíng shĭ/jiào/ràng wŏ hĕn nánguò this-CL matter cause I　very sad　 This matter makes me very sad.
(44)在这里停车犯法 zài zhèilĭ tíng chē fàn-fă at here stop vehicle violate-law It is against the law to park here.	(45)做中国菜太麻烦了 zuò zhōngguó cài tài máfán le make China dish too troublesome CRS Chinese cooking is too much trouble.	(47)你念书很有成就吧？ nĭ niàn-shū hĕn yŏu-chéngjiù ba？ you study-book very exist-accomplishment SA Your studying is going well, right?
(49)他不吃西瓜太可惜了 tā bù chī xīguā tài kĕxī le 3sg not eat watermelon too sad CRS It's too bad s/he doesn't eat watermelon.	(53a)我们见面很难得 wŏmen jiàn-miàn hĕn nán-dé we meet- face very hard- obtain It is rare that we see each other.	(53b)我们很难得见面 wŏmen hĕn nándé jiàn-miàn we very hard- obtain meet- face It's rare that we see each other.
(57)他送你东西并不表示他爱你 tā sòng nĭ dōngxī bìng bù biăoshì tā ài nĭ 3sg give you thing on:the:contrary not express 3sg love you. His/Her giving you things does not indicate that s/he loves you.