This work attempts to do a systematic survey on syntactic function and semantic relation of Verb-Resultative Construction (VRC) from two perspectives: argument structure and syntactic arrangement, thereby preparing the ground for exploring the interactions between form and meaning of syntactic structures. The whole book, apart from the introduction and epilogue, falls into six chapters. Exploring the means of description and interpretation, this book derives an insight into VRC's syntactic function and semantic relation synchronically and diachronically, which actually renders importance to the research of language function through the description of form. The methodological core and the result of what we present here have provided certain referential values for the description and interpretation of other syntactic structures, and even for the computational processing of complex constructions in Chinese.
Shi Chunhong is an assistant professor in Beijing Language and Culture University. His main research interests lie in modern Chinese grammar, lexical semantics and language application. He has published more than 40 papers and works including Normalizing Language in Communication, Theoretical Outline of Applied Linguistics (co-authored), etc.