Preface
Acknowledgements
Abbreviations
Chapter 1 Space iLanguage
1．1 Defining space
1．1．1 Semantic primitives imotioevents
1．1．2 Syntactic realizations of semantic primitives
1．2 Viewing space via event semantics： some preliminaries
1．2．1 Argument structure of a verb
1．2．2 Event type and event structure
1．3 0bjectives and organizatioof the book
Chapter 2 Ambiguities of MandariSpatial Modifiers： AEvent-semantic Perspective
2．1 Ambiguities ilinguistic space
2．2 Explaining semantic ambiguity of spatial modifiers
2．2．1The principle of （ sub） event modification
2．2．2 The principle of aspect shift
2．3 Event semantics iframing Chinese motioevents
2．4 Remedies for ambiguity ilinguistic space
Chapter 3 Distributioof zai iMandarin
3．1 Verb classificatiobased oevent type
3．2 Classificatioof spatial prepositions
3．3 Spatial prepositional phrases headed by zai （zai-PPs ）
3．3．1 Distributioof zai-PPs
3．3．2 Aevent-semantic account of the use of zai-PPs
3．3．3 Syntactic positions of zai-PPs
3．3．4 Cognitive constraints othe use of zai-PPs
3．3．5 Diachronic changes of zai
3．4 Summary and discussion
3．5 Acquisitioof zai
Chapter 4 Localizer Phrases， Locative Subjects， and Locative Object
4．1 Syntax and semantics of localizers and localizer phrases
4．2 Locative subjects
4．2．1Informatiostructure of locative subject sentences
4．2．2 Aspectual properties of locative subject sentences
4．2．3One-argument locative subject sentences
4．2．4 Nature of locative subjects： subject or topic
4．3 Syntax and semantics of locative objects
4．4 Summary
4．5 Acquisitioof the localizer phrase and the locative subject construction
Chapter 5 Linguistic Space， Perception， and Cognition
5．1 Frames of reference， reference strategies and Figure-Ground asymmetry
5．2 Effects of cognitive development olanguage development
5．2．1 Frames of reference and reference strategies used by children
5．2．2 Acquisitiosequence of localizers
5．2．3 Early awareness to Figure-Ground asymmetry
5．2．4 Summary
Chapter 6 Beyond the Domaiof Spatial Language
6．1 The applicatioof event semantics to the study of spatial encoding iMandarin
6．2 A better understanding of linguistic space from the perspective of perceptioand cognition
6．3 Other contributions
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