Communication and Linguistics Studies

Volume 10, Issue 2, June 2024

  • Research Article

    A Corpus-Based Study of “V + Dào” Constructions as Temporal Contouring Events in Mandarin

    Lin Yu*, Xuehan Jiang

    Issue: Volume 10, Issue 2, June 2024
    Pages: 19-31
    Received: 19 March 2024
    Accepted: 7 April 2024
    Published: 17 April 2024
    DOI: 10.11648/j.cls.20241002.11
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    Abstract: The temporal contouring event is a hot topic in Talmy’s linguistic typology, and the “V + Dào” construction is one of the prototypes of Chinese compliments with its typological disputes, which lie in its event integration patterns. According to the corpus-based and correlational analysis of “V + Dào” constructions as temporal contouring events in M... Show More