He claims that middle constructions are derived syntactically and the middle verb projects an argument grid with both external θ-role and internalθ-role; that the external argument, according to the Principle of Argument Demoti.

Through the comprehensive analysis of the theme, characters, story and ideological connotation of A Tale of Western Pilgrimage, the paper discussesits positive meaning in the great rejuvenation of China.

The studies we reviewed in this article have demonstrated that,(a)SP can not be explained simply by lexical,thematic,or metrical similarity between prime and target;(b)The magnitudes of SP effects have been observed to be reduced if the prime and target contain different verb,different number of thematic roles,or different order of the roles;(c)both hiera.

In contrast with thematic roles,participants are an essential part of the system of transitivity which characterizes the functional linguistics.

The connotation of suf- fering/acquiring is attributable to the theta-roles assigned to the possessive-subject.

Questions regarding this structure are: How can the unaccusative verb take both a subject and an object? , What are the theta-roles played by the Possessor and the Possessee? , What Cases do the Possessor and the Possessee receive? and How is the PSPO.