Article outline

• 6.1Transformational approach
  • 6.1.1Does Cantonese have dative shift?
    • 6.1.1.1S. Tang (2003): Lack of dative shift in Cantonese
    • 6.1.1.2Peyraube (1981): Dative shift in Cantonese
• 6.2Discourse approach
  • 6.2.1Discourse approach on Chinese double-object construction
  • 6.2.2Discourse approach on Cantonese double-object construction
• 6.3Cognitive linguistics approach
• 6.4An alternative explanation: A loan feature resulting from language contact