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Event-Motion SVC Mandarin Chinese

Miaomiao Zhang

The following sentences exemplify a sub-type of an aspectual SVC in Mandarin Chinese. More TypeCraft wiki pages on Mandarin Chinese can be found here


  • SEM: E-activity + PATH+ DEIXIS
  • SYN:V1 V2 (V3)
然后突然有一只苍蝇飞过来。
“Then, suddenly, there flies a fly.”
ránhòu
ránhòu
then
ADVtemp
tūrán
tūrán
suddenly
ADVm
yǒu
yǒu
there.is
V
one
ART
zhī
zhī
CL
CLFnum
cāngying
cāngying
flySBJTH
Ncomm
fēi
fēi
flyPRED
V1
guò
guò
acrossPATH
V2
lái
lái
come
V3
(它)就大胆地走过来,
“(it) then comes here boldly.”
(tā)
(tā)
(it)SBJTH
PN
jiù
jiù
then
ADVm
dàdǎn
dàdǎn
boldly
ADJ
de
de
 
PRT
zǒu
zǒu
walkPRED
V1
guò
guò
passDIR
V2
lái
lái
comeDIR
V3
小猫就扑过去。
“Then the little cat rushes to it.”
xiǎo
xiǎo
little
ADJ
māo
māo
catSBJ
Ncomm
jiù
jiù
then
ADVm
jumpPRED
V1
guò
guò
acrossPATH
V2
qu
qu
go
V3
然后小猫就扑上去
“Then the little cat jumps onto it.”
ránhòu
ránhòu
then
ADVtemp
xiǎo
xiǎo
little
ADJ
māo
māo
catSBJ
Ncomm
jiù
jiù
 
PRT
jumpPRED
V1
shàng
shàng
onPATH
PREP
goDIR
V2
他走来走去。
“He is walking up and down.”
heSBJSG3PAGTMASC
PN
zŏu
zŏu
walkPRED
V1
lái
lái
comeDIR
V2
zŏu
zŏu
walkPRED
V3
goDIR
V4
他跪下来求我。
“He knelt down to beg me.”
heSBJSG3PAGTMASC
PN
guì
guì
kneelPRED
V1
xià
xià
downPATH
V2
lái
lái
comeDIR
V3
qiú
qiú
begPRED
V4
IOBJPT1SG
PN
他走过去开门
“He walked over and open the door”
heSBJAGT3SGMASC
PN
zŏu
zŏu
walkPRED
V1
guò
guò
acrossPATH
V2
go
V3
kāi
kāi
openPRED
V4
mén
mén
doorOBJTH
N