A COMPARATIVE STUDY OF THE CHINESE VERB “KAN” AND THE THAI VERB “duː³³” FROM VALENCY THEORY PERSPECTIVE
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The theory of valence is widely used in grammar research and is particularly useful in vocabulary instruction. While research on verb valence in Chinese is abundant, studies on the valence of Thai verbs remain limited. This paper analyzes the valence and collocation of Chinese and Thai verbs based on verb valence theory. The analysis reveals that both Chinese and Thai verbs examined are bivalent verbs and can form basic sentence structures. However, differences arise in their use in special constructions with explicit markers and in transformational sentences without explicit markers. Clarifying these distinctions can contribute to improved teaching of verbs in the field of Teaching Chinese as a Foreign Language.
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