Sentence-final focus particles in Cantonese

This thesis aims at gaining a better understanding of the syntax, semantics and pragmatics of Cantonese sentence-final particles and, in particular, two focus particles zaa3 ('only') and tim} ('also'). Despite their importance in the language, these particles have not been well s...

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Main Author: Law, Yan Kei Ann
Published: University College London (University of London) 2004
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Online Access:http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.408742