本論文探討兩種南島語言中對移動事件的表達：巒群布農語以及帛琉語。雖然這兩種語言皆屬於南島語系，但其地緣及親緣關係上的距離造成兩者在表達空間語意的方面展現出了顯著不同的結構。

本研究旨在呈現移動事件的概念組成，如主體（Figure）、地標（Landmark）、方式（Manner）、路徑（Path）與其子成分、直指（Deixis）等與它們所實現的形態句法模式之間的系統性對應關係。研究採用了專名學（onomasiological）和符意學（semasiological）兩種方法，提供比傳統的衛星框架語言（satellite-framed）、動詞框架語言（verb-framed）和均衡框架語言（equipollently framed）更細緻的描述。

在方法論上，本研究材料採自多次田野調查，其中包含語料引出（elicitation） 與自然話語語料收集，並以此分析相關構式的分布與功能。研究的主要貢獻在於提供兩語豐富且詳盡的結構描述。

跨語言比較結果顯示，布農語與帛琉語雖皆大量運用動詞形態來標示移動事件，但兩者在如何編碼Path之子成分方面卻顯示出顯著的差異。本論文接著探討到，移動事件組成之建模中，即使是像Path和Manner這樣的主要類別，也可能在相同的結構中重疊出現，作者並基於此現象，近一步主張模糊模型之使用。

除了對南島語言學的貢獻外，本論文還對跨語言空間認知研究提出了諸多啟示，並強調在觀察到的結構模式基礎上，需要對語言類型學框架進行細化，尤其是對於描述尚不足的語言。

This thesis investigates how motion events are encoded in two Austronesian languages – Takbanuaz Bunun, an indigenous language of Taiwan, and Palauan, the national language of the Republic of Palau. While both languages are Austronesian, their geographical and phylogenetic distance has led to strikingly different constructional strategies for expressing spatial semantics.

The study aims to present systematic correspondences between conceptual components of motion events – such as Figure, Landmark, Manner, Path (and various subcomponents) and Deixis – and the morphosyntactic patterns through which they are realized. It draws on both onomasiological and semasiological approaches to provide a more fine-grained account beyond the traditional typology of satellite-framed, verb-framed, and equipollently framed languages.

Methodologically, the research combines elicited and naturalistic data collected on various field trips to the respective communities, which was then analyzed for constructional patterns. The main contribution of this thesis is the extensive description of these patterns.

A comparison between the structural patterns finally reveals that while both Bunun and Palauan make use of rich verbal morphology to express motion, they diverge significantly in how they encode the subcomponents of Path. The thesis further argues for a fuzzy model of motion event components, where even major categories like Path and Manner overlap within the same constructions.

Beyond its contribution to Austronesian linguistics, this thesis presents implications for cross-linguistic studies of spatial cognition and the need to refine typological frameworks in light of observed constructional patterns, especially in underdescribed languages.

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