The research of translinguistic typology on ditransitive constructions in modern Chinese

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This study examines regional differences in syntactic structure of modern Chinese. It asks whether patterns of ditransitive verbs in contemporary Chinese evolved from within the Chinese language, or are the result of language contact. In order to address this question, the study reconsiders the history of the Chinese language. In addition, the research method involved plotting multiple representations of ditransitive structures in a two-dimensional design with diachronic data from Ancient Chinese, Modern Chinese, and Contemporary Chinese on one axis and synchronic data from Northwestern dialects, Standard Chinese (Beijing Mandarin), and Southeastern dialects on the other axis. Furthermore, by applying typological methods the study analyzes the meaning and function of ditransitive syntax in contemporary Chinese sentences.