A cognitive grammar approach to Mandarin Gěi
从认知语法看普通话“给”字
John Newman

Abstract 摘要
The ‘give’ and ‘to’ meanings of Mandarin gěi 给 are considered within the framework of Cognitive Grammar, as developed by Langacker. The two meanings are represented in a way which expresses their relatedness, in particular the fact that the ‘to’ sense in Mandarin subsumes a schematic kind of ‘give’ as part of its meaning, which is not the case with English to. The analysis is grounded as far as possible in principles which play a fundamental role in cognition rather than principles which are unique to linguistic theory, in accordance with the Cognitive Grammar framework.

"本文运用Langacker 的认知语法框架，考察普通话“给”字的两个相当于英语 give 和 to 的词义。本文显示了该两词义的关联，并着重指出其中相当于 to 的语义带有 give 的一般意思，这点与英语词to 不同，根据认知语法的框架，本文的研究尽可能立论于在认知中起基本作用的原则，而不是语言学理论特有的原则。"

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