CHAPTER 1Introduction and Outline
1.1The Debate Between Talmy and Slobin
1.2Outline
CHAPTER 2Talmy''s and Siobin''s Typological Theories and Chinese SVCs
2.1Introduction
2.2Talmy''s Typology Model
2.2.1Path and Satellite
2.2.2Three Typological Types of Motion Verbs
2.3Slobin''s Typology Model
2.4The Core of the Debate
2.5Chinese SVCs
2.5.1Li and Thompson''s Original Analysis of SVCs in Chinese
2.5.2Criteria of Defining SVCs
2.5.3Control Patterns and SVCs in English
2.5.4Summary
CHAPTER 3Methodology and Data Collection
3.1Introduction
3.2Slobin''s Argument
3.3Properties of SVCs and Searching Method in a Corpus
3.4The LCMC
3.5Data of Chinese SVCs
3.6Not Every SVC Expresses a Motion Event
3.6.1Motion Event Types and Event Types
3.6.2The Motion Group and the Non-motion Group
3.7Summary
CHAPTER 4Defining Semantic Parameters
4.1Introduction
4.2Diagnosis for Subevents
4.2.1Evidence for Lexical Decomposition
4.2.2Behaviour of Verbs
4.3Talmy''s Analysis of Motion Events
4.3.1Talmy''s Decomposition of the Meanings of Verbs
4.3.2Semantic Elements and LexicalisationT Patterns
4.3.3Summary
4.4Semantic Structure ofSVCs
4.5Semantic Parameters
4.5.1The Four Semantic Parameters in the First Group
4.5.2The Nine Semantic Parameters in the Second Group
4.5.3Summary
4.6Event Relations in SVCs
4.6.1Li and Thompson''s SVC Event Relations
4.6.2Hwang''s Event Relations within SVCs
4.6.3Semantic Relations and Temporal Relations
CHAFFER 5 Semantic Co-occurring Patterns of Chinese SVCs
5.1Introduction
5.2Semantic Patterns Presented by Basic Tables
5.2.1Introduction to the Seven Basic Tables
5.2.2''ActionX'' Patterns
5.2.3''AspectCauseConditionX'' Patterns
5.2.4''Deictic X'' and ''Location X'' Patterns