Language: Mandarin Chinese (PTH)
Contributors: Guohua Zhang
Complex verb
Verb meaning: BRING [bring]
Comment: Mandarin does not have a simple word that is the exact counterpart of BRING. The meaning of dai in Mandarin is only ‘carry’ or ‘take’, which does not denote directional information. The closest counterpart of BRING in Mandarin is a compound dai-lai (lit. 'carry–come'). The property of compounding restricts its alternations.
Schema: 1 > (gěi+2 >) V 3
| # | Microrole | Coding set | Argument type |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | bringer | Ø | A |
| 2 | bringing recipient | gěi+NP | X |
| 3 | brought thing | Ø | P |
| (36) |
爷爷给小明带来了一只小白兔。 Yéye gěi Xiǎomíng dàilái le yīzhī xiǎo báitù. yeye grandpa gei to Xiaoming Xiaoming dailai bring le PERF yi-zhi one-CL xiao little bai-tu white-rabbit Grandpa brought a little white rabbit to Little Ming. |
| Alternation | Derived coding frame | Occurs | Comment | # Ex. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
