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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.”
wŏ
wŏ
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.”
wŏ
wŏ
ISBJAGT1SG
PN
yŏu
yŏu
havePRED
V1
qián
qián
moneyOBJPT
Ncomm
măi
măi
buyPRED
V2
shū
shū
bookOBJPT
Ncomm