Chapter One

Introduction

  1.1  Research objectives

  1.2  Properties in Common

  1.3  Organization of the book

Chapter Two

Literature Review

  2.1  Possessive Relation in Mandarin Chinese

  2.2  Existential Construction

  2.3  PSPO Construction

  2.4  Passive DPC

  2.5  Topic Construction

  2.6  Double Object Construction

  2.7  Summary

Chapter Three

Theoretical Framework and Relevant Notions

  3.1  Event Semantics

  3.2  Theory of Predication

  3.3  Application of Event in Analyzing Possession

  3.4  Possessive Relation Illustrated in Wu Ping (2014)

  3.5  Summary

Chapter Four

Possessive Relation Triggered by Relational Nouns

  4.1  Inalienable possession

  4.2  Type-raising analysis

  4.3  Extended Logic Semantic Analysis

  4.4  Summary

Chapter Five

Possessive Relation Introduced by Verb Frame

  5.1  Possessive relation in DOC

  5.2  Depriving-type Double Object Construction

Chapter Six

The Possessive Relation Triggered by Construction

  6.1  Properties of the Possessor to be the Topic

  6.2  Topic Construction

  6.3  Disappearing-type Existential Construction

  6.4  Possessor Subject and Possessum Object Construction

  6.5  Passive DPC

  6.6  Summary

Chapter Seven

Constructions with complex possession

  7.1  Multi-element triggered possessive relation

  7.2  Relational nouns in disappearing-type Existential Construction

  7.3  Relational nouns in Topic Construction

  7.4  BA construction with possessive relation

  7.5  Summary

Chapter Eight

Semantic and Pragmatic Interpretation of Possession

  8.1  DPCs& basic possessive form

  8.2  Subjectivity and possessive constructions

  8.3  Subjectivity and preference over possessive constructions

  8.4  Summary

Chapter Nine

Conclusive Remarks

  9.1  Important and innovative features of the research

  9.2  Further questions

References

Epilogue