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Benefactive SVCs in Mandarin Chinese

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  • SEM: E1-activity E2-achievement
  • SYN: V1+V2-give
送一本书给他
“send a book to him”
sòng
sòng
sendPRED
V1
yībĕn
bĕn
oneCL
QUANT
shū
shū
bookOBJTH
N
gĕi
gĕi
givePRED
V2
heOBJBEN3SGMASC
PN
送给他一本书
“give him a book (as s present)”
sòng
sòng
sendPRED
V1
gĕi
gĕi
givePRED
V2
heOBJBEN3SGMASC
PN
yībĕn
bĕn
oneCL
QUANT
shū
shū
bookOBJTH
N
织一件毛衣给他
“knit a sweater for him”
zhī
zhī
knitPRED
V1
yījiàn
jiàn
oneCL
QUANT
máoyī
máoyī
sweaterOBJPT
N
gĕi
gĕi
givePRED
V2
heOBJBEN3SGMASC
PN
  • SEM: E1-achievement E2-activity
  • SYN: V2-give +V1
给他织了一件毛衣
“(I) have knitted a sweater for him”
gĕi
gĕi
givePRED
V1
heOBJBEN3SGMASC
PN
zhī
zhī
knitPRED
V2
le
le
PRF
PRT
yījiàn
jiàn
oneCL
QUANT
máoyī
máoyī
sweaterOBJPT
N