Free Delivery Over $100
|
|
|||
|
||||
OverviewThe functional perspective on Chinese syntax has yielded various new achievements since its introduction to Chinese linguistics in the 1980s. This two-volume book is one of the earliest and most influential works to study the Chinese language using functional grammar. With local Beijing vernacular (Pekingese) as a basis, the information structure and focus structure of the Chinese language are systematically examined. By using written works and recordings from Beijingers, the authors discuss topics such as the relationship between word order and focus, and the distinction between normal focus and contrastive focus. In addition, the authors also subject the reference and grammatical categories of the Chinese language to a functional scrutiny while discussion of word classes and their functions creatively combines modern linguistic theories and traditional Chinese linguistic theories. This book will be of interest to students and scholars of Chinese linguistics and linguistics in general. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Bojiang Zhang , Mei Fang , Xiaolu AnPublisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd Imprint: Routledge Volume: 2 Weight: 0.453kg ISBN: 9780367373993ISBN 10: 0367373998 Pages: 194 Publication Date: 21 April 2020 Audience: General/trade , College/higher education , General , Tertiary & Higher Education Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In Print  This item will be ordered in for you from one of our suppliers. Upon receipt, we will promptly dispatch it out to you. For in store availability, please contact us. Table of ContentsList of figures List of tables List of abbreviations PART I Reference 1 Chinese nouns and non-referential expression 2 Referential vs. non-referential: the possessive construction 3 Indefinite objects in bǎ-sentences 4 Functional extension of the reference category PART II Grammatical categories 5 Space and time: cognitive basis and functional shifting of word classes 6 Rhetorical conversion and grammatical conversion 7 Scope and hierarchies of qualitative adjectives 8 Predicate adjectives in modern Chinese 9 Grammaticalization of the tentative category Bibliography IndexReviewsAuthor InformationBojiang Zhang is a professor from the Institute of Literature, Chinese Academy of Social Sciences. He is currently the Editor-in-chief of Literary Review（《文学评论》). He is also a professor at University of Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, Fudan University and Renmin University of China. He has been working on syntactic theory, functional grammar and discourse analysis of Chinese. Mei Fang is a professor from the Institute of Linguistics, Chinese Academy of Social Sciences. She is currently the Deputy Editor-in-chief of Studies of the Chinese Language ( 《中国语文》) and the vice president of Chinese Language Society. She has been working on Chinese grammar and discourse analysis with the functional approach, focusing on the emergent nature of grammatical patterns, pragmaticalization, and grammar in interaction. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
||||
