Ditransitive constructions in Cantonese: the give-construction as the non-prototypical example

INTRODUCTION : 1. The default definition for a ditransitive construction is almost invariably ‘a construction like the give-construction’. 2. While the give-construction is the most representative example of such constructions in most languages, this is definitely not the case in Cantonese. In fact, in Cantonese, the give-construction is the only construction that deviates from other ditransitive constructions ...link_to_OA_fulltex