The Segmentation and Representation of Translocative Motion Events in English and Chinese Discourse : A Contrastive Study

This book provides a systematic, contrastive analysis of the segmentation and representation of English and Chinese Translocative Motion Events (TMEs), which possess Macro-Event Property (MEP). It addresses all the issues critical to understanding TMEs in English and Chinese, from event segmentation, MEP principles and the conceptual structure of TMEs and their constituents, to the representation of Actant, Motion, Path and Ground. The book argues that the corpus-based alignment for the TME segmentation in both languages, the parameters of Actant, Motion, Path and Ground and their relevant statistical description are particularly important for understanding English and Chinese TMEs. The linguistic materialization of Actant, Ground, Path and Motion, together with a wealth of tables and figures, offers convincing evidence to support the typological classification of English and Chinese. The book’s suggestions regarding the Talmyan bipartite typology and Bohnemeyer’s MEP contribute to theadvancement of TME studies and language typology, and help learners to understand motion events and English-Chinese typological similarities and differences.Author: Zheng, Guofeng,author Contributors: Zheng, Guofeng,author Binding: paperback Publication Date: Release Date: Languages: English,Published,English,Original Language,Englis Edition: 1st ed. 2021 Published/Release Date: 3 Dec 2021 Format: Paperback / softback Publisher/Studio/Brand: Springer Verlag, Singapore Author/Director/Artist: Guofeng Zheng Dimension (cm): 235x155x12 mm Package Dimension (cm): 12x235x155 mm Item Weight (g): 326 Package Weight (g): 390