Interrogative Strategies: An areal typology of the languages of China
Author:   Tianhua Luo (Zhejiang University)
Publisher:   John Benjamins Publishing Co
Volume:   5
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9789027201850


Pages:   252
Publication Date:   15 September 2016
Format:   Hardback
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This book deals with how to ask questions in the languages of China. The syntactic, morphological, and lexical forms for distinguishing interrogatives take centre stage; intonation is also dealt with, but more peripherally than question particles, disjunctive and negative constructions, and word order. 140 languages spoken in China are covered coming from four major families: Sino-Tibetan, Altaic, Austronesian and Austro-Asiatic, accompanied by a few mixed languages. The approach is areal-typological, i.e. these focal languages are compared to the languages of the world as represented in typological samples, and within China areal patterns of the structural variables are examined. The book will be an indispensable reference for future work on interrogatives in a typological context and for areal studies of the language situation in China and more generally East Asia.

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Author:   Tianhua Luo (Zhejiang University)
Publisher:   John Benjamins Publishing Co
Imprint:   John Benjamins Publishing Co
Volume:   5
Weight:   0.620kg
ISBN:  

9789027201850


ISBN 10:   9027201854
Pages:   252
Publication Date:   15 September 2016
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Available To Order   Availability explained
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Table of Contents

1. Acknowledgements; 2. Notational conventions; 3. Chapter 1. Introduction; 4. Chapter 2. A survey of polar interrogative strategies in the languages of China; 5. Chapter 3. Question particles and final particles; 6. Chapter 4. Disjunctions and alternative questions; 7. Chapter 5. Wh-phrases and wh-questions; 8. Chapter 6. Three types of verb-related questions; 9. Chapter 7. Typological and area-historical assessment; 10. Chapter 8. Conclusion; 11. References; 12. Appendix I: Features of 140 languages of China; 13. Appendix II: Maps of the languages of China; 14. Language Index; 15. Name Index; 16. Subject Index

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