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Resultative verb compounds in Mandarin Chinese: A case for lexical rules

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  12 March 2026

Sandra Annear Thompson
Sandra Annear Thompson*
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University of California, Los Angeles
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Abstract

Resultative verbs in Mandarin Chinese are morphologically complex verbs which can undergo a certain affixation rule. Evidence is presented to support the claim that such verbs are best accounted for as being derived by a small set of lexical rules, rather than by syntactic transformations. The form and function of these lexical rules are discussed in detail.

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Language , Volume 49 , Issue 2 , June 1973, pp. 361 - 379
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Copyright © Linguistic Society of America 1973

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