| Summary: | 碩士 === 國立政治大學 === 語言研究所 === 92 === Traditional syntactic and lexical approaches do not reach a satisfactory conclusion to explain Mandarin complex V-Ds. In this thesis, the framework of lexicalization is adopted. Through discussing both semantic and morphosyntactic structures, lexicalization helps to clarify how complex V-Ds turn from syntactic constructions to lexical items. And this change can be a key point in explaining why complex V-Ds present variant syntactic behaviors, especially in relation to OBJs.
It is asserted that the complex V-Ds must be built on the [D-lai/qu] structure. According to it, three patterns in complex V-Ds are formulated: lexical [V-[D-lai/qu]] structure and syntactic [[V-D]…lai/qu] and [V…[D-lai/qu]] constructions. In the lexicalization of the [D-lai/qu] structure, deviation of “lai/qu” claims change in the semantic structure. And this change also affects the morphosyntactic structure, banning the syntactic realization of LOCATION argument. The same change is applied to complex V-Ds since the [D-lai/qu] structure is the basis of them.
From the lexicalization process of the above two, semantic reduction does precede the grammatical reduction. Semantic structure interacts with morphosyntactic structure and the change in semantic structure urges morphosyntactic performances to alter. Since the morphosyntactic structure starts to change, the internal connections can become opaque and lead to a higher degree of lexicalization.
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