Title Directional particles in Cantonese : form, function, and grammaticalization / Winnie Chor.

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Description	1 online resource (xiv, 239 pages).
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Series	Studies in Chinese Language and Discourse (SCLD), 1879-5382 ; volume 9
	Studies in Chinese language and discourse ; v. 9.
Note	"This book has its origins in my PhD thesis written for the University of Sydney, Australia."--Acknowledgments.
Bibliography	Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents	Introduction and theoretical preliminaries -- Directional particles in Cantonese -- Mechanisms in grammaticalization: semantic-pragmatic perspectives -- Metaphor: the fundamental mechanism -- Pragmatic enrichment: a context-based mechanism -- Subjectification: a mechanism leading to stancemarking -- Conclusion and future research.
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Subject	Cantonese dialects -- Particles.
	Cantonese dialects -- Particles.
	Cantonese dialects.
	Cantonese dialects -- Grammar.
	Cantonese dialects -- Grammar.
	Chinese language -- Grammar.
	Chinese language -- Grammar.
	China -- Languages.
	China.
	Language and languages.
Genre/Form	Electronic books.
Other Form:	Print version: Chor, Winnie Oi-Wan. Directional particles in Cantonese. Amsterdam ; Philadelphia : John Benjamins Publishing Company, [2018] 9789027200280 (DLC) 2017050539
ISBN	9789027264435 (electronic book)
	9027264430 (electronic book)
	9789027200280 (hardcover ; alkaline paper)