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In this two-volume set Prosodic Syntax in Chinese, the author develops a new model which proposes that the interaction between syntax and prosody is bi-directional and that prosody can not only constrains syntactic structures, but also activates syntactic operations. All of the facts investigated in Chinese provide new perspectives for linguistic theories as well as the insights into the nature of human languages. The subtitles of the two volumes are Theory and Facts and History and Change respectively, with each focusing on different topics (though each volume has both theoretical and (historical) descriptive concerns).

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Author:   Feng Shengli
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Ltd
Imprint:   Routledge
Weight:   0.453kg
ISBN:  

9780367730314

ISBN 10:   0367730316
Pages:   632
Publication Date:   31 March 2021
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Tertiary & Higher Education ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Mixed media product
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

Prosodic Syntax in Chinese: Theory and Facts Contents List of figures List of tables....................................................................................... Preface to the Revised Chinese Edition Preface to the First Chinese Edition List of abbreviations.............................................................................. Chapter 1 Introduction Chapter 2 Some Relevant Concepts in Prosodic Phonology Chapter 3 Words and Phrases Chapter 4 The VP-Prosody: Balance between the Left and the Right Chapter 5 Prosodically Motivated Syntactic Operations References Index Prosodic Syntax in Chinese: History and Change Contents List of tables...................................................................................... Preface List of abbreviations............................................................................... Chapter 1 Word Order Change and Stress Shift Chapter 2 Prosodic Structure and the Origin of Bei Constructions Chapter 3 Prosodic Structure and the Birth of Ba Constructions Chapter 4 Prosodically Constrained Localizers in Classical and Modern Chinese Postscript to the Chinese Edition................................................................ References Index *

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Shengli Feng is Professor of Chinese Linguistics at the Chinese University of Hong Kong. His research interests include Prosodic Syntax, Poetic Prosody, Historical Syntax and Exegesis. He has published extensively on various aspects of prosody, including Prosodic Morphology in Mandarin Chinese (by Routledge), Prosodic Syntax in Chinese (the Chinese edition, by the Commercial Press).

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