Abstract
This paper deals with the ‘reverse’ double object construction in Hakka, where the theme NP precedes the goal NP without being mediated by an adpositional goal marker. I show that the reverse V-theme-goal order is sensitive to verb types and argue that this construction takes an underlying dative structure with a non-thematic null prepositional goal marker. This formal syntactic account is shown to capture the word order alternations and grammatical properties observed in Hakka ditransitives.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 599-622 |
Number of pages | 24 |
Journal | Studia Linguistica |
Volume | 75 |
Issue number | 3 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 2021 Dec |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Language and Linguistics
- Linguistics and Language
- History and Philosophy of Science