Chapter 2
Multi-functionality of give in Chinese dialects and neighboring non-Sinitic languages
An areal-typological perspective
Article outline
- 2.1Linguistic situation of Southeast Asia
- 2.1.1Relationship between Chinese and Southeast Asian languages
- 2.1.2The Southeast Asian linguistic area
- 2.2A survey of give in Chinese dialects
- 2.2.1The Yue dialects
- 2.2.1.1The morpheme 畀
- 2.2.1.2The morpheme [ɂi] or [ei]
- 2.2.2The Hakka dialects
- 2.2.2.1The morpheme 分
- 2.2.2.2The morpheme 拿
- 2.2.3The Min dialects
- 2.2.3.1The morpheme 乞
- 2.2.3.2The morpheme 互 or 與
- 2.2.3.3The morpheme 欠
- 2.2.3.4The morpheme 納
- 2.2.4The Gan dialects
- 2.2.4.1The morpheme 把 or 擺
- 2.2.5The Xiang dialects
- 2.2.5.1The morpheme 把
- 2.2.5.2The morpheme 得
- 2.2.6The Wu dialects
- 2.2.6.1The morpheme 撥, 不 or 八
- 2.2.7The Mandarin dialects
- 2.2.7.1The morpheme 給
- 2.2.7.2The morpheme 把
- 2.3Multiple forms of give as a result of language contact
- 2.3.1Inter-dialectal influence
- 2.3.2Inter-lingual influence
- 2.4Multi-functionality of give in Chinese dialects and neighboring non-Sinitic languages
- 2.4.1Linguistic contact between Northern dialects and Altaic languages
- 2.4.2Linguistic contact between Southern dialects and Southeast Asian languages
- 2.5Multi-functionality of give in world’s languages
- 2.5.1As an IO marker or a beneficiary marker
- 2.5.2As a causative verb
- 2.5.3As a passive marker (and a causative marker)
- 2.6Summary