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The Major Debate on Chinese sentential subject and object in the 1950s.- The possessor-subject and possessum-object (PSPO) sentence and the splitting analysis of the possessive phrase.- An analytic approach based on movement.- Unaccusative Theory and related theories.- A synthetic approach based on construction and speaker empathy.- A constructional view of the Wangmian sentence and its discourse functions.- Conceptual blending and speaker empathy.

Chinese Ergativelike Construction

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      Publisher: Springer
      Publication Date: 21/04/2025
      ISBN13: 9789819774852, 978-9819774852
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      Book Synopsis

      The Major Debate on Chinese sentential subject and object in the 1950s.- The possessor-subject and possessum-object (PSPO) sentence and the splitting analysis of the possessive phrase.- An analytic approach based on movement.- Unaccusative Theory and related theories.- A synthetic approach based on construction and speaker empathy.- A constructional view of the Wangmian sentence and its discourse functions.- Conceptual blending and speaker empathy.

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