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Title: | Why some causative ‘give’ constructions develop beyond the passive to also form the unaccusative : evidence from Southern Min dialects | Authors: | Chen, W Yap, FH Xu, H |
Issue Date: | Dec-2011 | Source: | 2011 Annual Research Forum of the Linguistic Society of Hong Kong (LSHK-ARF 2011), December 3, 2011, City University of Hong Kong | Abstract: | This paper aims to further explore why a few languages such as the Jieyang and Hui’an varieties of Southern Min further develop an unaccusative use of the ‘give’ verb, while many other Sinitic varieties do not. | Keywords: | Southern Min dialects Unaccusative constructions 'Give' constructions |
Description: | The conference was organized by Linguistic Society of Hong Kong. | Rights: | Reproduced with permission of the authors. |
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