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COME/GO Vector SVC

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: DEIXIS+ E-activity
  • SYN: V1 V2
8).
左先生去打电话叫车了。
“Mr Zuo has called to reserve the car.”
zuŏxiānshēng
zuŏxiānshēng
Mr.ZuoSBJAGT
Nbare
goPRED
V1
dădiànhuà
diànhuà
makePREDphonecall
V2
jiào
jiào
reservePRED
V3
chē
chē
carOBJPT
Ncomm
le
le
PRF
PRT
9).
来玩儿
“come to play”
lái
lái
comePRED
V1
wáner
wáner
playPRED
V2
10).
去吃饭
“go to eat”
goPRED
V1
chī
chī
eatPRED
V2
fàn
fàn
foodOBJPT
N
11).
去等一会儿
“Go and wait for a while!”
goPRED
V1
dĕng
dĕng
waitPRED
V2
yīhuìér
yīhuìér
a.whileMOD
ADVm
12).
去做事
“go to do something”
goPRED
V1
zuò
zuò
doPRED
V2
shì
shì
issuePT
N
13).
我去买菜
“I go to buy vegetables”
ISBJAGT1SG
PN
goPRED
V1
măi
măi
buyPRED
V2
cài
cài
vegetableOBJ
N