Abstract |
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Glossary and transcriptions |
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Acknowledgements |
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Part I Grammaticalization of GIVE in Cantonese |
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1.1 The double-object verb GIVE and its linguistic features |
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1.2 GIVING in the linguistic sense |
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1.3 Terminology: Double-object, ditransitive, three- place predicate and dative |
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1.4 Syntactic realization of double-object construction |
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1.4.1 Word order of IO and DO |
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1.4.2 Marked and unmarked double-object constructions |
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1.5 Other syntactic functions performed by GIVE |
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1.6 Organization of this book |
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Chapter 2 Multi-functionality of GIVE in Chinese dialects and neighboring non-Sinitic languages: An areal-typological perspective |
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2.1 Linguistic situation of Southeast Asia |
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2.1.1 Relationship between Chinese and Southeast Asian languages |
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2.1.2 The Southeast Asian linguistic area |
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2.2 A survey of GIVE in Chinese dialects |
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2.2.7 The Mandarin dialects |
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2.3 Multiple forms of GIVE as a result of language contact |
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2.3.1 Inter-dialectal influence |
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2.3.2 Inter-lingual influence |
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2.4 Multi-functionality of GIVE in Chinese dialects and neighboring non-Sinitic languages |
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2.4.1 Linguistic contact between Northern dialects and Altaic languages |
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2.4.2 Linguistic contact between Southern dialects and Southeast Asian languages |
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2.5 Multi-functions of GIVE in world's languages |
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2.5.1 As an IO marker or a beneficiary marker |
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2.5.2 As a causative verb |
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2.5.3 As a passive marker (and a causative marker) |
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Chapter 3 Grammaticalizalion of GIVE in Cantonese |
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3.1 What is grammaticalization? |
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3.2 Grammaticalization of GIVE |
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3.2.1 As an indirect object marker |
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3.2.2 As a beneficiary marker |
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3.2.3 As a causative verb |
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3.2.4 As a passive marker |
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3.2.5 As a verb introducing instruments |
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Chapter 4 Diachronic development of GIVE and its functions in Cantonese |
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4.1 Studying the language of the past with authentic textual materials |
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4.2 Pre-modern Cantonese dialect materials |
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4.3 Functions of GIVE in pre-modern Cantonese |
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4.3.1 As a double-object verb |
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4.3.2 As a causative verb |
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4.3.4 As a passive marker |
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4.3.5 As a verb introducing instruments |
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Part II Word order change in Cantonese double-object construction |
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Chapter 5 Word order typology of the double-object construction in Chinese dialects |
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5.1 Typological features in Northern and Southern Chinese grammar |
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5.2 Typology of double-object construction in Chinese dialects |
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5.3 Syntactic stratification in double-object construction |
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5.4 Double-object construction in Beijing Mandarin |
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5.4.1 The V DO IO pattern in Beijing Mandarin |
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5.4.2 The IO V DO pattern: A beneficiary or a double-object construction? |
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5.5 Double-object construction in the Yue dialects |
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Chapter 6 Relationship between IO DO and DO IO patterns |
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6.1 Transformational approach |
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6.1.1 Does Cantonese have dative shift? |
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6.2.1 Discourse approach on Chinese double-object construction |
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6.2.2 Discourse approach on Cantonese double-object construction |
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6.3 Cognitive linguistics approach |
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6.4 An alternative explanation: A loan feature resulting from language contact |
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Chapter 7 On-going word order change in Cantonese double-object construction |
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7.1 Sociolinguistic situation of Hong Kong |
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7.1.1 Status of Putonghua and Modern Standard Chinese in Hong Kong |
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7.1.2 What does "Chinese" mean in Hong Kong? |
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7.1.3 Contact with mainland China after the 1970s |
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7.1.4 Language attitude toward Putonghua |
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7.2 Fieldwork study on Cantonese double-object construction |
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7.3 Fieldwork data on Cantonese double-object construction |
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7.3.1 Background information of the forty informants |
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7.3.2 The production task |
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7.3.3 The perception task |
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7.4 Development of Cantonese double-object construction |
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Chapter 8 Concluding remarks and future work |
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Appendix 1 Survey of the syntactic functions of GIVE in Chinese dialects and neighboring non-Sinitic languages |
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Appendix 2 List of pre-modern Cantonese dialect materials |
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Appendix 3 Frequency distribution of double-object patterns in Wang Shuo's corpus |
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Appendix 4 Double-object sentences with the IO DO pattern found in pre-modern Cantonese dialect materials |
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235 | (8) |
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Appendix 5 Sentences used in the production task |
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Appendix 6 Sentences used in the perception task |
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Appendix 7 Information sheet for the fieldwork of the double-object construction in Hong Kong Cantonese |
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253 | (4) |
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Appendix 8 Non-native double-object sentence patterns used by the informants in the production task |
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257 | (2) |
Index |
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