FOCUS AND DAK IN CANTONESE
焦点与粤语的 "得"
Sze-Wing Tang 　邓思颖

Abstract 摘要
This article examines various properties of the focus operator dak in Cantonese. The focus operator dak can occur in two positions in Cantonese: a postverbal position and a preverbal position. In this article, it is argued that these two focus dak's are not the same: postverbal dak is a verbal suffix whereas preverbal dak is a verb. It is suggested that the preverbal dak construction can be treated on a par with the cleft construction. In addition, the relation between dak and the focus sentence final particle zoo, the relation between dak and negation, and the conditions of occurrence of several postverbal dak's in Cantonese will be discussed.

本文讨论了粤语焦点运符”得”的各种特点。粤语焦点运符”得”可以出现在两个位置：一个出现在动词之后，一个出现在动词之前。本文认为这两个焦点运符”得”并不是相同的：出现在动词后面的焦点运符”得”是一个动词后缀，而出现在动词前面的”得”是一个动词。动词前”得”的句子可以当作”分裂句”来处理。此外，本文也讨论了”得”与焦点句末助词”咋”的关系、”得”与否定词的关系、几个不同意义的动词后缀”得”的出现条件等问题。

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