This paper explores the possibilities of dissecting the particles that we find in sentence final
position in Cantonese into sub-syllabic semantic units. After characterizing the 40-odd most …

Cantonese has a lexical tone system that severely restricts its ability to manipulate pitch. As
a result, many of the speaker-oriented discourse meanings that are expressed through …

This paper attempts to extend the investigation of Cantonese sentence final particles (SFPs),
and explore in particular their roles and functions in modulating the speaker's epistemic …

The present study examines the syntax and semantics of directional verbs in Cantonese.
Directional verbs are verbs that denote movements with an emphasis on direction. Twelve …

Some linguists have argued that sentence-final particles (SFPs) are only meaningful in
relation to the content of the discourse. This is of course an empirical matter subject to …

Spatial concepts are both universal and basic in nature, and this is why their involvement in
processes of grammaticalization is worth exploring. In Chapter 1,'directional particles' have …

Adopting the cartographic approach, this paper proposes syntactic positions for all left-
periphery particles above the tense phrase (TP) in Cantonese. These include both sentence …

提要本文詳細描寫廣東肇慶粵方言對應於普通話“了2” 的句末助詞“咯[lɔk3]”
的時體意義和語氣用法.“咯” 的核心時體意義可概括為“表示事態變化”, 它不能表達普通話“了2” …

Grammatical properties of the Cantonese particle [lei 21], which literally means 'to come', are
discussed in this paper, focusing on its focus usage (known as lei 1) and its imperative …

提要本文重點在於提出框式結構理論的增補原則, 指出語義[冗餘] 性體現在語義內涵的大小差異,
針對同一對象的兩個成份, 較具體成份層級高於較抽象成份, 這稱為框式結構的[[冗餘] 成份假設] …