Two types of indirect object markers in Chinese: Their typological significance and development
漢語兩類間接賓語標記的類型學意義及發展
Andy C. Chin 錢志安
Abstract 摘要
This paper proposes that there are two types of indirect object markers in the Chinese language: The go-type and the give-type. The chronological development of these two types of indirect object markers will be discussed. Moreover, with reference to the Cantonese dialects, this paper will examine the factors contributing to the replacement of the go-type marker by the give-type marker. Finally, this typology of the indirect object markers is discussed from an areal linguistic perspective.
Keywords 關鍵詞
Give-type indirect object marker 給予類間接賓語標記 Go-type indirect object marker 趨向類間接賓語標記 Double-object construction 雙賓句 Linguistic typology 語言類型學 Grammaticalization 語法化 Areal linguistics 地域語言學
Journal of Chinese Linguistics volume 38 (ISSN 0091-3723)
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