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In the framework of grounding theory in cognitive grammar, this paper takes yào as a grounding element and “yào VP” a grounded construction. The conceptualization process of “NP yào VP” structure can be described as a process in which the conceptualizer inputs volitional force, deontic force or speculative force into the process profiled by VP and makes the semantic profile of VP an intentional process. Grounding by yào has effects on the situation type of VP.
This paper is supported by Henan Province Social and Science Fund Project (2017CYY025) “A Contrastive Study of English and Chinese Modal Verb from the Perspective of Cognitive Grammar”.
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Yang, L. (2020). A Study on the Semantic Construal of ‘NP yào VP’ Structure from the Perspective of Grounding. In: Hong, JF., Zhang, Y., Liu, P. (eds) Chinese Lexical Semantics. CLSW 2019. Lecture Notes in Computer Science(), vol 11831. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-38189-9_25
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