In:Directional Particles in Cantonese: Form, function, and grammaticalization
Winnie Chor
[Studies in Chinese Language and Discourse 9] 2018
► pp. 87–114
Chapter 4Metaphor
The fundamental mechanism
Published online: 24 May 2018
https://doi.org/10.1075/scld.9.c4
https://doi.org/10.1075/scld.9.c4
Article outline
- 4.1Introduction
- 4.2
Lai4 ‘come’ and heoi3 ‘go’
- 4.2.1Directional uses
- 4.2.2Metaphorical uses
- 4.2.2.1
Lai4 ‘come’ and heoi3 ‘go’ used as purposive particles
- 4.2.2.2 Lai4 ‘come’ used as a transfer particle
- 4.2.2.1
Lai4 ‘come’ and heoi3 ‘go’ used as purposive particles
- 4.3
Ceot1 ‘move out’ and jap6 ‘move into’
- 4.3.1Directional uses
- 4.3.2Metaphorical uses
- 4.4
Dou3 ‘arrive’
- 4.4.1Directional uses
- 4.4.2Metaphorical uses
Notes
