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. 2023 Nov 10;14:1234525. doi: 10.3389/fpsyg.2023.1234525

TABLE 9.

Lexical items expressing dative content produced by each age group.

Age group Lexical items expressing dative content
1 1i, 给2ii, 给3iii, 帮
2 1i, 给2ii, 给3iii, 帮, 喂, 陪, 让, 请
3 1i, 给2ii, 给3iii, 帮, 喂, 陪, 让, 请, 送, 对, 给

i. 给1 serves as a verb (e.g., 给我一本书).

ii. 给2 serves as a preverbal preposition (e.g., 给他送一本书).

iii. 给3 serves as a post verbal preposition (e.g., 送给他一本书 or 送一本书给他) (Li and Thompson, 1981).