Rethinking the Description and Typology of Cantonese Causative–Resultative Constructions: A Dynamic Constructionist Lens

This article proposes a new description of Cantonese causative–resultative constructions (CRCs), constructions with two verbal elements relevant to the cause and the effect of an event respectively. We present a constructional schema for the CRC with three argument types and without using traditiona...

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Main Authors: Ryan Ka Yau Lai, Michelle Man-Long Pang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2023-06-01
Series:Languages
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2226-471X/8/2/151