Chapter 3
“Manner vs. path” or “manner + path”?
Article outline
- 3.1The notions of “manner” and “path” in previous studies
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Talmy (1975, 1985, 2000)
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Slobin (1997, 2000, 2003, 2004, 2006, among others)
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Chu (2004, 2009)
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Hsiao (2009)
- 3.2“Manner + path” motion verbs
- 3.2.1MP verbs across languages
- 3.2.2MP verbs in Chinese
- 3.3An alternative approach to manner and path
- 3.3.1Distinguishing manner from path
- 3.3.2Case studies
- 3.3.2.1掉 diào ‘fall’
- 3.3.2.2沉 chén ‘sink’
- 3.3.2.3逃 táo ‘escape’
- 3.4“Manner + path” motion verbs revisited
- 3.4.1The manner/result (path) complementarity
- 3.4.2The Chinese “manner + path” morphemes re-examined
- 3.5Summary
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Notes