%0 Journal Article %T Hakka Verbs of Removal: Integration of Verbal Meanings and [VX] Constructions %A Pei-yun Liao %A Huei-ling Lai %J Taiwan Journal of Linguistics %D 2007 %I Crane Publishing Co %X This paper aims to explore verbs of removal in Hakka with respect to the relationship between form and meaning and has the following claims: first, we have analyzed verbs of removal in Hakka through the modified two-level meaning model. The modified model comprises several elements: the L-meaning level, the P-meaning level, frame, and thematic core tiers. Furthermore, the semantic roles display a core-peripheral continuum pattern in the conceptual structure of the verbs, manifested by [V X] constructions. %K Hakka verbs of removal %K constructions %K L-meaning %K P-meaning %U http://tjl.nccu.edu.tw/volume5-2/5.2-1LiaoLai.pdf