@article{ART001817228},
author={LEE,WOO-CHEOL},
title={On the Grammaticalization of the Potential Complement Constructions ‘V de(得)/bu(不)C’ in Chinese},
journal={The Journal of Study on Language and Culture of Korea and China},
issn={1738-0502},
year={2013},
number={33},
pages={105-121},
doi={10.16874/jslckc.2013..33.005}
TY - JOUR
AU - LEE,WOO-CHEOL
TI - On the Grammaticalization of the Potential Complement Constructions ‘V de(得)/bu(不)C’ in Chinese
JO - The Journal of Study on Language and Culture of Korea and China
PY - 2013
VL - null
IS - 33
PB - Korean Society of Study on Chinese Languge and Culture
SP - 105
EP - 121
SN - 1738-0502
AB - This essay discusses the Chinese Potential Complement Structure V得/不C from the angle of Grammaticalization Theory. It’s notable that existing studies on this structure mostly believe that V得C structure is formed by inserting a 得in between the verb and its complement in a VC structure to indicate possibility, and V不C structure a 不 to indicate impossibility. However, these existing analyses are not convincing when describing exactly what elements are indicating the possibility in a V得/不C structure, and when explaining why sometimes deleting 得/不 from a V得/不C structures will not result in a legal VC structure. This essay tries to find answers to these questions by applying the Grammaticalization Theory. Author believes that V得/不C structure is a Construction; that indicating possibility is the self-generated meaning of a V得/不C Construction; and furthermore, that V得/不C structure has become a new Construction and has achieved Grammaticalization.
KW - Chinese;Potential Complement Structure;Grammaticalization;‘V de(得)/ bu(不) C’
DO - 10.16874/jslckc.2013..33.005
ER -
LEE,WOO-CHEOL. (2013). On the Grammaticalization of the Potential Complement Constructions ‘V de(得)/bu(不)C’ in Chinese. The Journal of Study on Language and Culture of Korea and China, 33, 105-121.
LEE,WOO-CHEOL. 2013, "On the Grammaticalization of the Potential Complement Constructions ‘V de(得)/bu(不)C’ in Chinese", The Journal of Study on Language and Culture of Korea and China, no.33, pp.105-121. Available from: doi:10.16874/jslckc.2013..33.005
LEE,WOO-CHEOL "On the Grammaticalization of the Potential Complement Constructions ‘V de(得)/bu(不)C’ in Chinese" The Journal of Study on Language and Culture of Korea and China 33 pp.105-121 (2013) : 105.
LEE,WOO-CHEOL. On the Grammaticalization of the Potential Complement Constructions ‘V de(得)/bu(不)C’ in Chinese. 2013; 33 : 105-121. Available from: doi:10.16874/jslckc.2013..33.005
LEE,WOO-CHEOL. "On the Grammaticalization of the Potential Complement Constructions ‘V de(得)/bu(不)C’ in Chinese" The Journal of Study on Language and Culture of Korea and China no.33(2013) : 105-121.doi: 10.16874/jslckc.2013..33.005
LEE,WOO-CHEOL. On the Grammaticalization of the Potential Complement Constructions ‘V de(得)/bu(不)C’ in Chinese. The Journal of Study on Language and Culture of Korea and China, 33, 105-121. doi: 10.16874/jslckc.2013..33.005
LEE,WOO-CHEOL. On the Grammaticalization of the Potential Complement Constructions ‘V de(得)/bu(不)C’ in Chinese. The Journal of Study on Language and Culture of Korea and China. 2013; 33 105-121. doi: 10.16874/jslckc.2013..33.005
LEE,WOO-CHEOL. On the Grammaticalization of the Potential Complement Constructions ‘V de(得)/bu(不)C’ in Chinese. 2013; 33 : 105-121. Available from: doi:10.16874/jslckc.2013..33.005
LEE,WOO-CHEOL. "On the Grammaticalization of the Potential Complement Constructions ‘V de(得)/bu(不)C’ in Chinese" The Journal of Study on Language and Culture of Korea and China no.33(2013) : 105-121.doi: 10.16874/jslckc.2013..33.005
