On the Constructions of"Youge/Maoge(有咯/冇咯)+VP"in Linwu Dialect
In Linwu dialect,there are constructions of"Youge/Maoge(有咯/冇咯)+VP"."ge(咯)"is a modal particle.Compared with the construction of"you + VP"in other southern dialects,the constructions of"youge/maoge(有咯/冇咯)+VP"has a formal boundary between the discourse level and the syntactic level due to the intervention of"ge(咯)",and the semantics borne by each component of the constructions can also be clearly distinguished."you/mao(有/冇)"express the affirmation and negation of existence."ge(咯)"expresses subjective confirmation.VP expresses the state-of-affairs.The constructions meaning of"youge/maoge(有咯/冇咯)+VP"means"To confirm affirmation/Negation of the existence of the state-of-affairs"."youge/maoge(有咯/冇咯)"are insertional components with the function of discourse marker.