Yik-Po Lai

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Lai, Yik-Po 2020 Multiple functions of the Cantonese ‘wait’ verb dang2 and their historical development Studies in Language 44:4, pp. 917–963 | Article
The diachronic development of morphemes meaning ‘wait’ has not been well documented. This paper describes multiple functions of the ‘wait’ verb dang2 in Hong Kong Cantonese: (a) a verb meaning ‘be in need of’, (b) a permissive verb meaning ‘let’, (c) a causative verb meaning ‘cause’, (d) a… read more