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By Rint Sybesma

The Mandarin VP bargains with a couple of buildings in Mandarin chinese language which contain the most verb and the fabric following it, just like the item NPs, resultative words, durative expressions and different components. the root declare defended during this publication is that each one parts that stick to the most verb in a Mandarin sentence shape one unmarried constituent which capabilities because the supplement of the verb.
The Mandarin VP bargains new and unique analyses of such scorching concerns as resultative buildings, the ba-construction and verb-le.
furthermore, the conclusions drawn from the examine into Mandarin syntax are mentioned in additional normal theoretic phrases, which results in unique proposals in regards to the inner makeup of accomplishments and the prestige of Theta concept.
The learn pronounced on during this publication used to be concluded in the bounds of mainstream generative theorizing.
The Mandarin VP is of curiosity to all syntacticians, particularly these attracted to Chinese.

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