Structures of passives as illustrated by Zhuji dialect spoken in Nanxiong, Northern Guangdong Province

Abstract

本文论证珠玑方言被动句的"拿"不是介词而"被"不是被动标记。本文把"拿"和"被"分析为动词／助动词。从类型学的角度来看,被动动词"拿"的使用反映了粤北土话跟其它南方方言应该有着密切的关系。 This paper argues that 拿 and 被 in Zhuji dialect passives are not a preposition and a passive marker, respectively. They should be analyzed as verbs/auxiliaries. From a typological point of view, the usage of 拿 indicates the close relationship between the local dialects spoken in northern Guangdong and other southern Chinese dialects.