Readers 读者
A semantic discussion on potential complement construction‘v-dak-x’ and ‘a-dak-x’ in Cantonese
谈粤语能性述补结构「V得X」和「A得X」的语义问题
Po Yee Chiu 丘宝怡
Abstract 摘要
This paper discusses the semantic similarities and changes in the use of the potential complement ‘V-dak-X’ and ‘A-dak-X’ in Cantonese from 1828 to the present time. As not all ‘A-dak-X’ experiences in Cantonese carry a potential reading, attempts are made to find out the semantic features, that determine the potential reading in ‘A-dak-X’.
Subject Keywords 关键词
Cantonese 粤语 Grammar 语法 Potential Complements 能性述补结构 V-DAK-X V得X A-DAK-X A得X