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The indexical expressions gam2 and gam3 in Cantonese

THE INDEXICAL EXPRESSIONS GAM2, GAM3 IN CANTONESE 58 reading. When it is used to denote the manner of an event, the element gam2 has to follow it, as in (5b). When gam2 is absent, the reading is only clausal, as in (5a). (6) a. Keoi5 hou2 faai3 zau2-zo2 laa3. 3SG very fast leave-ASP SFP ‘He left early.’ (clausal reading)

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