钟叡逸、郑通涛著的这本《汉语及其方言轻动词边缘地貌图》主要研究汉语与方言轻动词特征的对比，利用比较语法研究法法、制图理论，以方言作为线索，梳理非典句式中的条理，探索客语的轻动词边缘，最终提出一幅地貌图，帮助读者掌握其句法特性以及相应的语义诠释。最终铺排客语轻动词边缘地貌图，以期更清晰地掌握轻动词边缘，并同时进行跨语言比较，藉此突显个别语言的特色，点明语言之间的通则和个性。

CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION

 1.1 Background: the Hakka Dialects

 1.2 The Theoretical Background: the Cartographic Approach

1.2.1 Three - Layer Configuration

1.2.2 A Rigid and Invariant Universal Structure

1.2.3 Cartography and Minimalism

 1.3 Research Issues and Questions: Cartography of vP Periphery in Hakka

1.3.1 Argument Structures

1.3.2 Syntactic Hierarchy and Sentential Linearization

1.3.3 Cartographic Approach in Analytic Languages

 1.4 Blueprint of Thesis

CHAPTER 2 THE DISPOSAL CONSTRUCTIONS IN HAKKA

 2.1 Introduction: Disposal JIONG versus BA

 2.2 Literature Reviews

2.2.1 Hakka Disposal Construction:

2.2.2 Chinese BA Construction

2.2.3 The Development of Jiang 将 Construction

 2.3 Two Types ofjiong Constructions in Hakka

2.3.1 Optional/Obligatory Possession & Inalienable NP

2.3.2 Two Types of fiong: Disposal and Affective

 2.4 The Proposal

2.4.1 The Locus and the Structure

2.4.2 Jiong- Construction in a Broad Perspective

 2.4.2.1 Co -occurrence: Supporting Evidence for Distinct Syntactic Position

 2.4.2.2 Cross - linguistic Comparison : Disposals and Affectives

2.4.3 Affectedness

 2.5 Conclusion

CHAPTER 3 THE AFFECTIVE CONSTRUCTIONS IN HAKKA

 3.1 Introduction: Extra -Argument Licensing

 3.2 Literature Reviews

3.2.1 Bipartite Applicatives ( Pylkkanen 1999, 2002 ; McGinnis 2001, 2005 )

3.2.2 Tripartite Applicative Constructions (Tsai 2007, 2009, 2011 )

 3.3 Two Types of Affective Constructions

3.3.1 Basic Facts

3.3.2 The Nature of tung

 3.3.2.1 Cantonese tung ( Matthews and Yip 1994 ; Matthews 2006 ; Tang 2009 )

 3.3.2.2 Hakka tung

3.3.3 Inner Affective Constructions : Pseudo - DOC & tung - construal

3.3.4 Outer Affective Constructions : tung Construals

3.3.5 The Proposed Structure of the Hakka Affective Constructions

 3.4 The Argument Introducers

3.4.1 Possible Introducing Strategies

3.4.2 Case Study : fiong - Affectives and tung - Affectives

 3.5 Conclusion

CHAPTER 4 THE AFFECTIVES IN BROAD PERSPECTIVES

 4.1 Introduction: the Picture of Affeetive Constructions

 4.2 Interactions with vP - Peripheral Elements

4.2.1 Light Verbs and Affeetives

4.2.2 Adverbials and Affeetives

4.2.3 Intermediate Summary

 4.3 Multiple Affectives

4.3.1 The Combinations: Marked + Marked/Marked + Unmarked

4.3.2 The Proposed Structure

 4.4 Affectives and Disposals

4.4.1 Ka -Hoo constructions in Taiwan Southern Min

4.4.2 The Combination : Affective ( tung, pseudo - DOC) & Disposal (fiong,

4.4.3 Proposed Structure : the Topography of the vP Periphery

 4.5 The Grammatiealization : the origin of Affective constructions

4.5.1 A Coincidence Perspective (Tsai et al 2008)

4.5.2 What an Affective Construction can be？

 4.6 Conclusion

CHAPTER 5 THE POSTVERBAL MODAL PROJECTIONS IN HAKKA

 5.1 Introduction

 5.2 Literature Reviews

5.2.1 Postverbal Modals

5.2.2 The Syntax of Complex Heads

 5.3 The Proposal: Three Types of TET Construction

5.3.1 The Nature of tet: an Affixal Modal

5.3.2 Two Procedures/Strategies: Move and Merge

5.3.3 (A) symmetries among Three Types of tet

5.3.4 Intermediate Summary

 5.4 Tet in Comparative Perspectives

 5.5 ZOTET : zo - tet ( v - Mod) to ZOTET

 5.6 Conclusion

CHAPTER 6 VP PERIPHERAL AREA IN HAKKA

 6.1 Introduction

 6.2 Interactions within vP - Peripheral Elements

6.2.1 Modal tet and Adverbials

6.2.2 Modal tet and Light Verb Construals

6.2.3 Modal tet and Affective Constructions

6.2.4 Intermediate Summary

 6.3 Cross - linguistic Comparison

6.3.1 Modals

 6.3.1.1 Mandarin Chinese : modality and subject specificity

 6.3.1.2 Modal tet in Hakka dialects

6.3.2 Argument Arrangement

 6.3.2.1 Disposals

 6.3.2.2 Affectives

 6.4 The Topography of Peripheral Area

 6.5 Conclusion

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