本文以日治時代陳輝龍所著的台灣語法（1934年出版）為主要討論焦點，探討該書中所論及的詞彙語義問題，其中包括小稱後綴，隱喻、代喻所引發的詞義延伸，動名詞兩用的台日語比較，賓語和補語的區別，多功能詞ka的二分法，hoo充當給予動詞、使役動詞和被動式中的施事標記的三種功能。此外，本文也連帶粗略比較了廈英字典和台日大辭典的詞彙處理方式。

The paper explores some aspects in Taiwanese Grammar (Chen 1934), a landmark in the development in linguistic studies in Taiwan under Japanese rule, focusing in particular on lexical and semantic issues in Taiwanese such as diminutive suffixes, semantic extension prompted by metaphor and metonymy, comparison of verbal and nominal alternation in Taiwanese and Japanese, the distinction of object and complement, the binary graphic representation of the polyfunctional word ka , and the tripartite functioning of hoo as a verb of giving, a causative verb and the agentive marker in the passive. Furthermore, a rough comparison is attempted with respect to the lexical treatment in Douglas (1873) and Ogawa et al (1931-32).