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Author:   Dan Xu ,  Jingqi Fu
Publisher:   Springer International Publishing AG
Imprint:   Springer International Publishing AG
Edition:   Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 2015
Dimensions:   Width: 15.50cm , Height: 1.40cm , Length: 23.50cm
Weight:   4.161kg
ISBN:  

9783319362724

ISBN 10:   3319362720
Pages:   251
Publication Date:   22 September 2016
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Manufactured on demand  
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Table of Contents

​ Acknowledgments.- Introduction.- Part I Impact of Space and Quantification on Language Universals and Typology.- 1 Space, Time and Asymmetry in Chinese.- 2 Prosodically Constrained Localizers in Classical and Modern Chinese.- 3 The Status of Classifiers in Tibeto-Burman Languages.- Part II Geographical Space.- 4 The Role of Geography in the Northwest China Linguistic Area.- 5 A Gradual Path to the Loss of Entering tone Syllables: Case studies of Jin dialects in the Lingshi Highlands Shanxi.- Part III Evolution of Quantificational Expressions.- 6 Semantic Change and Grammaticalization of the Universal Quantifier mĕi in Chinese.- 7 Chinese Names for Integers.- Part IV Perception and Expressions of Space.- 8 Quantification and Modality: Intransitive ba Sentences.- 9 How French learners of Chinese L2 Express Motion Events in Narratives.- 10 Expression of the Inclusion Relationship in Contemporary Chinese.- Part V Verbal Quantification.- 11 On the Semantic Functions of Three Different Types of Classifier Reduplication in Mandarin Chinese.- 12 Chinese Semelfactives.

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