From Perfect to Antecedent:The Grammaticalization of[liau(√)]了in Haikou Dialect in Hainan Province
The verb[au(√)]了in dicating completion in Haikou Dialec in Hainan province,gradually evolve into the marker for antecedent actions,accompanied by phonetic weakening.The grammaticalization path of[au(√)]了can be illustrated as COMPLETION-/verb＞resultative complement＞perfect marker＞marker for antecedent actions,with the corresponding phonetic weakening process being[liau (√)]＞[lau (√)]＞[au(√)].The evolution of[liau (√)]了in Haikou Dialect enriches the sources and evolutionary pathways of the marker indicating antecedent meaning in Chinese dialects.
Haikou Dialect in Hainan provinceMin dialect[liau(√)]了finish meaningantecedent meaninggrammaticalization
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