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Abstract Abstract: Previously, theoretical discussions on the prototypical semantics of Chinese ditransitive construction were mainly done with rare empirical studies. Based on BCC corpus analysis and collostructional analysis, this study explores the prototypical meanings of Chinese ditransitive construction. Results show the prototypical meanings of Chinese ditransitive construction are “giving” and “obtaining”. Extended meanings are constructed through conceptual metonymy and conceptual metaphor on the basis of the prototypical meanings, of which conceptual metonymy is the primary cognitive mechanism. In addition, the difference of prototypical meanings between Chinese and English ditransitive construction is the result of different ways and strategies of conceptualization of Chinese and English people.
Key words: Chinese ditransitive construction; collostructional analysis; prototypical meaning；cognitive mechanism; conceptualization
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