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

by Guofeng Zheng

Book Overview

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...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 9813340398
• ISBN13: 9789813340398
• Release Date: December 2021
• Publisher: Springer
• Length: 190 Pages
• Weight: 0.66 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 6.1" x 9.2"