f chhut-kh ì .
 
He did walk in order to get out .
 
【 他 走出去 了 。 】 4. Hp .
 
AS A DATIVE CASE MARKER AND A VERB ‘ TO GIVE ’ AND THE GENERAL MEANING OF Hp .
 
IN INTENTIONAL CAUSATION .
 
A phenomenon that may be of special interest to comparative syntax of Chinese dialects and typological studies of causative constructions is the multiple use of hp .
 
in Taiwanese .
 
Hp .
 
is used as a cause verb in ( 44b ) , but as a dative case marker in ( 44a ) .
 
12 ( 44 ) a .
 
I s3ng mth hp .
 
go2. 伊送物 hp .
 
我 He gave me things .
 
【 他 送 東西 給 我 。 】 ( 44 ) b .
 
I jrn-chin th5k-chheh hp .
 
go2 hoan-h í .
 
伊 認真 讀冊 hp .
 
我 歡喜 He studies hard to make me happy .
 
【 他 認真 讀書 以便 使 我 高興 。 】 ( 44 ) c .
 
I s3ng mth ( hp .
 
go2 ) hp .
 
go2 chi5h .
 
伊送物 （ hp .
 
我 ） hp .
 
我 食 He gave me things to