A Syntactic Study On The Double-object Construction In Changsha Dialect

Double-object Construction is one of the research goals in modern linguistics. The patterns of the double-object construction in Changsha dialect are different from those in Mandarin Chinese in some aspects. For example, the direct object is put in front of the indirect one while this pattern is unacceptable in Mandarin Chinese. This pattern can also be found in other southern dialects. Although many scholars have conducted research on it, most of their studies are based on traditional grammar. Moreover, few researchers have studied this construction in Changsha dialect within the framework of generative linguistics. Thus, the thesis attempts to study the double-object construction in Changsha dialect from this angle. It focuses on the classification of the relative verbs and the derivation of the patterns of the double-object construction in Changsha dialect.This thesis discusses the following three patterns of the double-object construction in Changsha dialect:S+V+IO+DO, S+V+O1+ba+O2, S+V+O1+V+O2. According to the viewpoints put forward by Shi Yuzhi(2004), we have classified the verbs of the double-object construction in Changsha dialects into three types: rightward verbs which have the meaning of giving and teaching; leftward verbs which have the meaning of acquiring; leftward&rightward verbs which have the meaning of borrowing and lending. We have used many examples to explain these patterns. On the basis of Radford's (2000) split AgrOP hypothesis, we put forward FP hypothesis. We believe that FP hypothesis can give us a better account of the derivation of the patterns of the double-object construction in Changsha dialect.Through the analysis of the double-object construction in Changsha dialect, the author sincerely hopes that the thesis can provide some useful corpora for the study of Chinese so that the research of Chinese grammar can be enriched.