本篇論文探討漢語「給」字句的用法，並論證所有「給」字句的用法乃是從一個基本的泛化雙賓結構衍伸而來的，而此一結構包含兩個內部論元。此外，就雙賓動詞「給」本身的語意而言，也包含兩個基本的語意成份——即傳遞的事件與一個接收者的語意角色。不同用法的「給」雖然保留了這兩個句法和語意的成份，但其確切的語義差別乃是由「給」的補語之語義所決定的。本文所假設的分析也可以解釋具有類似表現的「讓」字句以及泰語、越南語中的給予動詞。

This thesis compares the various uses of gei and argues that they can be derived from a basic generalized-ditransitive structure with two internal arguments. The original ditansitive gei contains two semantic components, an event of transfer and a recipient. The difference in the complement of gei determines the various interpretations of the construction. The approach assumed here may also explain the similar uses of the verb rang and the verbs of giving in Thai and Vietnamese.

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