query: inventory of unaccusative verbs

[bingfu]

Dear netter,
        I have the following question.
The semantic scope of unaccusative verbs varies
from language to language. In Chinese, it contains tree
types of verbs: presence verbs ('to be'
'exist'), appearance verbs ('come' 'arrive') and
disapearance verbs ('disappear', 'vanish', 'die').

        If there-construction is taken as one
criterion for unaccusative verbs,  then,
dissapearance verbs are not unaccusative verbs, as
shown below:

        There appeared a man in the hill.
But     * There disappeared a man in the hill.

        Now, my question is:

        How about in other languages? Does your native
language patterns with Chinese or English?

        Any information will be most welcome
and I will make a summary after I get sufficient corresponses.

Thanks!

                        Bingfu Lu
                        USC