Prosodic Syntax in Chinese: Theory and Facts

Author:   Feng Shengli ,  Zhuang Huibing ,  Ma Baopeng
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Ltd
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9781138578913


Pages:   312
Publication Date:   15 May 2019
Format:   Hardback
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In the two volumes of 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 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 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). This book has shown that prosody has played a crucial role in triggering the many changes in the diachronic development of Chinese. On the one hand, this book investigates the existence of SOV structures in Early Archaic Chinese, a SVO language, and then demonstrates the role of VO prosody in causing the disappearance of the remnant structures after the Han Dynasty. On the other hand, this book surveys the historical evidence for analyses of bei passives and Ba-constructions, and then offers a prosodic analysis on the origin of these two sentence patterns in Chinese. It is claimed that prosody can be an important factor in triggering, balancing and finally terminating changes in the syntactic evolution of Chinese.

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Author:   Feng Shengli ,  Zhuang Huibing ,  Ma Baopeng
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Ltd
Imprint:   Routledge
Weight:   0.662kg
ISBN:  

9781138578913


ISBN 10:   1138578916
Pages:   312
Publication Date:   15 May 2019
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Tertiary & Higher Education ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print   Availability explained
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List of figures List of tables List of abbreviations Preface to the Revised Chinese Edition Preface to the First Chinese Edition 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 Bibliography Index

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Feng Shengli is Professor of Chinese Linguistics at the Chinese University of Hong Kong. His research interests include prosodic syntax, poetic prosody, historical syntax and exegesis.

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