Abstract: This paper studies the use of 掉 in Yunnan dialect and concludes that its grammaticalization is higher than that in Putonghua.It points out that in the structures of adjective+掉+(了),adjective/verb +complement+掉+(了) and verb +掉+object,掉is not an auxiliary complement but a perfective aspect marker.Its usages as a perfective aspect marker and a complement coexist.
Publication Year: 2009
Publication Date: 2009-01-01
Language: en
Type: article
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