Literature Review of acquisition of Chinese Verb-direction Constructions

Abstract

In this thesis, the literature review is mainly conducted from three aspects, namely constructions, the motion theory and verb-direction constructions to analyze the acquisition of Chinese verb-direction constructions. There have been abundant and comprehensive research on Chinese verb-direction constructions, but insufficient on their acquisition with few empirical studies since China is a late start in this field. Only by improving the empirical research on Chinese verb-direction construction acquisition of learners with different native language backgrounds and at different levels can we reinforce relevant theoretical research, complete the description of the acquisition mechanism and upgrade the research system.