List of tables |
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Acknowledgements |
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List of abbreviations |
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1 Introduction |
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1.2 Scope of the study and major ideas to be proposed |
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3 | (5) |
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8 | (1) |
2 Theoretical background |
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2.1 Information structure and focus particles |
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2.2 Focus representation and interpretation |
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2.2.1 Association with focus |
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2.2.2 Syntax-semantics mapping of focus |
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18 | (4) |
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2.3 What is special about Cantonese? |
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22 | (8) |
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2.3.1 Some basic facts about Cantonese |
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22 | (2) |
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2.3.2 Post-verbal particles in Cantonese |
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24 | (6) |
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2.4 The meaning of focus particles in Mandarin Chinese and Cantonese: An overview |
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30 | (7) |
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2.4.1 Additives and restrictives in Mandarin |
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30 | (3) |
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2.4.2 Additives and restrictives in Cantonese |
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33 | (4) |
3 Additive focus particles |
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37 | (66) |
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3.2 Additive focus adverbs in Mandarin Chinese |
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3.2.1 Additive focus adverbs you 'again', ye 'also', hai 'still', and zai 'again' |
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3.2.2 A comparison of Mandarin additive adverbs with their Cantonese counterparts |
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45 | (8) |
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3.3 Additive particles in Cantonese |
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3.3.1 Additive Cantonese sentence-final particle tim1 'add' |
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3.3.2 Cantonese additive adverb guu3 'enough' |
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3.3.3 Additive verbal suffix -maai4 'also' |
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96 | (2) |
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3.4 Summary: What do Cantonese additives and Mandarin additives tell you? |
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98 | (5) |
4 Restrictive focus particles |
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103 | (1) |
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4.2 Restrictive focus adverbs in Mandarin Chinese |
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4.2.1 Restrictive focus adverbs cai 'only' and jiu 'only' |
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106 | (12) |
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4.2.2 Restrictive focus adverbs zhi (-you/-shi) 'only (-have/-be)' |
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118 | (2) |
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4.3 Cantonese restrictive sentence-final particles zaa3 'only' and ze1 'only' |
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4.3.1 Previous analyses of the Cantonese restrictive SFPs zaa3 'only' and ze1 'only' |
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121 | (7) |
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4.3.2 Reanalysing zaa3 'only' and ze1 'only' under relativist semantic theory |
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4.3.3 A comparison of zaa3 'only' and ze1 'only' with the Mandarin cal 'only'/jiu 'only' and the Cantonese adverb sin1 'only then' |
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139 | (5) |
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4.4 Cantonese restrictive verbal suffix -dak1 'only' |
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144 | (18) |
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4.4.1 Previous analyses of -dak1 'only' |
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145 | (5) |
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4.4.2 Unresolved issues of -dak1 'only' |
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150 | (2) |
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4.4.3 A unified account of -dak1 'only' |
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4.4.4 Focused readings of -dak1 |
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160 | (2) |
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4.5 Restrictive adverbs in Cantonese |
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162 | (5) |
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4.6 What can restrictive particles and additive particles in Mandarin Chinese and Cantonese tell you? |
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4.6.1 Restrictive particles in Mandarin Chinese and Cantonese |
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4.6.2 Generalizing the picture of focus particles in Mandarin Chinese and Cantonese |
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5 Distribution of additives and restrictives in Mandarin Chinese and Cantonese |
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5.2 Co-occurrence of additives in Mandarin and Cantonese and the linearity principle |
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5.3 Distribution of additive adverbs and post-verbal particles in Mandarin and Cantonese |
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5.3.1 A comparison among gau3 'enough', dou1 'also/even', -maai4 'also' and tim1 'add' |
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5.3.2 A comparison with the Mandarin dou 'even/also', ye 'also', and hai 'still' |
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5.3.3 The division of labour among Mandarin and Cantonese additives |
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190 | (5) |
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5.4 Co-occurrence of restrictives in Mandarin and Cantonese and the linearity principle |
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195 | (7) |
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5.5 Distribution of restrictive adverbs and post-verbal particles in Mandarin and Cantonese |
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202 | (6) |
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5.6 Deriving a general principle of focus marking in Mandarin Chinese and Cantonese |
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208 | (12) |
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5.6.1 Shishi... (de) construction in Mandarin - the role of syntax in focus marking |
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209 | (8) |
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5.6.2 Generalizing a principle of focus marking in Mandarin Chinese and Cantonese |
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217 | (3) |
6 Conclusions: Theoretical consequences and implications |
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6.1 Summary of major findings |
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220 | (2) |
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6.2 Revisiting the general principle of focus marking in Mandarin and Cantonese: What does it imply? |
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222 | (6) |
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6.2.1 A matter of interface - Cantonese versus Mandarin |
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222 | (2) |
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6.2.2 Linearity in focus interpretation in Cantonese |
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224 | (4) |
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6.3 More on the role of syntax in focus manifestation in Mandarin and Cantonese |
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228 | (5) |
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233 | (2) |
References |
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Index |
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