Table of contents
Abstract
Glossary and transcriptions
Acknowledgements
Part I.Grammaticalization of give in Cantonese
Chapter 1.Introduction
1.1The double-object verb give and its linguistic features
1.2
giving in the linguistic sense
1.3Terminology: Double-object, ditransitive, three-place predicate and dative
1.4Syntactic realization of double-object construction
1.4.1Word order of IO and DO
1.4.2Marked and unmarked double-object constructions
1.5Other syntactic functions performed by give
1.6Organization of this book
Chapter 2.Multi-functionality of give in Chinese dialects and neighboring non-Sinitic languages: An areal-typological perspective
2.1Linguistic situation of Southeast Asia
2.1.1Relationship between Chinese and Southeast Asian languages
2.1.2The Southeast Asian linguistic area
2.2A survey of give in Chinese dialects
2.2.1The Yue dialects
2.2.2The Hakka dialects
2.2.3The Min dialects
2.2.4The Gan dialects
2.2.5The Xiang dialects
2.2.6The Wu dialects
2.2.7The Mandarin dialects
2.3Multiple forms of give as a result of language contact
2.3.1Inter-dialectal influence
2.3.2Inter-lingual influence
2.4Multi-functionality of give in Chinese dialects and neighboring non-Sinitic languages
2.4.1Linguistic contact between Northern dialects and Altaic languages
2.4.2Linguistic contact between Southern dialects and Southeast Asian languages
2.5Multi-functionality of give in world’s languages
2.5.1As an IO marker or a beneficiary marker
2.5.2As a causative verb
2.5.3As a passive marker (and a causative marker)
2.6Summary
Chapter 3.Grammaticalization of give in Cantonese
3.1What is grammaticalization?
3.2Grammaticalization of give
3.2.1As an indirect object marker
3.2.2As a beneficiary marker
3.2.3As a causative verb
3.2.4As a passive marker
3.2.5As a verb introducing instruments
3.3Summary
Chapter 4.Diachronic development of give and its functions in Cantonese
4.1Studying the language of the past with authentic textual materials
4.2Pre-modern Cantonese dialect materials
4.3Functions of give in pre-modern Cantonese
4.3.1As a double-object verb
4.3.2As a causative verb
4.3.3As an IO marker
4.3.4As a passive marker
4.3.5As a verb introducing instruments
4.4Summary
Part II.Word order change in Cantonese double-object construction
Chapter 5.Word order typology of the double-object construction in Chinese dialects
5.1Typological features in Northern and Southern Chinese grammar
5.2Typology of double-object construction in Chinese dialects
5.2.1The IO DO pattern
5.2.2The DO IO pattern
5.3Syntactic stratification in double-object construction
5.4Double-object construction in Beijing Mandarin
5.4.1The V DO
給
IO pattern in Beijing
Mandarin
5.4.2The 給
IO V DO pattern: A beneficiary or a double-object construction?
5.4.3Summary
5.5Double-object construction in the Yue dialects
5.6Summary
Chapter 6.Relationship between IO DO and DO IO patterns
6.1Transformational approach
6.1.1Does Cantonese have dative shift?
6.2Discourse approach
6.2.1Discourse approach on Chinese double-object construction
6.2.2Discourse approach on Cantonese double-object construction
6.3Cognitive linguistics approach
6.4An alternative explanation: A loan feature resulting from language contact
Chapter 7.On-going word order change in Cantonese double-object construction
7.1Sociolinguistic situation of Hong Kong
7.1.1Status of Putonghua and Modern Standard Chinese in Hong Kong
7.1.2What does “Chinese” mean in Hong Kong?
7.1.3Contact with mainland China after the 1970s
7.1.4Language attitude toward Putonghua
7.2Fieldwork study on Cantonese double-object construction
7.3Fieldwork data on Cantonese double-object construction
7.3.1Background information of the forty informants
7.3.2The production task
7.3.3The perception task
7.4Development of Cantonese double-object construction
Chapter 8.Concluding remarks and future work
References
Appendices
Appendix 1.Survey of the syntactic functions of give in Chinese dialects and neighboring non-Sinitic languages
Appendix 2.List of pre-modern Cantonese dialect materials
Appendix 3.Frequency distribution of double-object patterns in Wang Shuo’s corpus
Appendix 4.Double-object sentences with the IO DO pattern found in pre-modern Cantonese dialect materials
Appendix 5.Sentences used in the production task
Appendix 6.Sentences used in the perception task
Appendix 7.Information sheet for the fieldwork of the double-object construction in Hong Kong Cantonese
Appendix 8.Non-native double-object sentence patterns used by the informants in the production task
Index
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