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Supplemental SVCs in 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: E1 E2-supplemental
  • SYN: V1 +V2
57).
我没法子对老板交代。
“I don't know how to explain it to my boss.”
ISBJAGT1SG
PN
méi
méi
have.notPRED
V1
făzi
făzi
methodOBJPT
N
duì
duì
facePRED
V2
lăobăn
lăobăn
bossOBJGOAL
Ncomm
jiāodài
jiāodài
explainPRED
V3
58).
有事情做
“have something to do”
yŏu
yŏu
havePRED
V1
shìqíng
shìqíng
issueOBJTH
N
zuò
zuò
doPRED
V2
59).
我有钱买书。
“I have money to buy books.”
ISBJAGT1SG
PN
yŏu
yŏu
havePRED
V1
qián
qián
moneyOBJPT
Ncomm
măi
măi
buyPRED
V2
shū
shū
bookOBJPT
Ncomm