2010 Fiscal Year Final Research Report
The research of translinguistic typology on ditransitive constructions in modern Chinese
| Project/Area Number |
21820009
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| Research Category |
Grant-in-Aid for Research Activity Start-up
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| Allocation Type | Single-year Grants |
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| Research Field |
Linguistics
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| Research Institution | The University of Tokyo |
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Principal Investigator |
盧 建 The University of Tokyo, 大学院・総合文化研究科, 学術研究員 (80540872)
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| Project Period (FY) |
2009 – 2010
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| Keywords | 現代中国語 / 二重他動構文 / 類型論 |
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| Research Abstract |
This study examines regional differences in syntactic structure of modern Chinese. It asks whether patterns of ditransitive verbs in contemporary Chinese evolved from within the Chinese language, or are the result of language contact. In order to address this question, the study reconsiders the history of the Chinese language. In addition, the research method involved plotting multiple representations of ditransitive structures in a two-dimensional design with diachronic data from Ancient Chinese, Modern Chinese, and Contemporary Chinese on one axis and synchronic data from Northwestern dialects, Standard Chinese (Beijing Mandarin), and Southeastern dialects on the other axis. Furthermore, by applying typological methods the study analyzes the meaning and function of ditransitive syntax in contemporary Chinese sentences.
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