On the Unmarked Passivized Unergative Construction in Mandarin
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https://doi.org/10.17507/tpls.1206.12Keywords:
passivized, unergative construction, generative syntax, affectee, inalienable possessive relation, unaccusative construction, three-place predicates, passive marker gei, body-part relationshipAbstract
This paper introduces a particular construction named the unmarked passivized uneragtive construction (UPUC). The aim of this paper is to explore the underlying structure of UPUC from generative syntax perspective. In this construction, the subject is an Affectee, affected by the following VO sequence. The VO sequence denotes a passive meaning. In the second part, this paper summarizes the unique grammatical properties of UPUC, then points out that the UPUC are a benefit construction and the Affectee has the inalienable possessive relation with the Theme. Then the paper analyzes the derivational process of UPUC.
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