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Modern Chinese grammar. I, Syntax / Wang Li ; translated by Wang Bo and Ma Yuanyi

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Li, Wang
Published
Abingdon : Routledge, [2023]
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1 online resource (xiv, 208 pages).
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Introduction 1. Character and word2. Word class 3. Word rank4. Phrase5. Sentence6. Sentence form and predicate form 7. Narrative sentence8. Descriptive sentence and determinative sentence9. Composite sentence 10. Optative form 11. Causative form 12. Dispositive form 13. Passive form14. Annexed form 15. Contracted form 16. Secondary complement and tertiary complement
Summary
Focusing on the fundamental grammatical units and construction in modern Chinese, this title is the first volume of a classic on modern Chinese grammar by WANG Li, one of the most distinguished Chinese linguists. Based on the corpus of two classic Chinese novels and being part of a four-volume set that describes the various linguistic patterns of modern Chinese grammar, this volume first distinguishes Chinese characters from words, categorizes words into different word classes and discusses the different word classes according to the number of syllables. The complex structures, which include phrases, sentences and various grammatical constructions such as those of optative, causative, disposal, passive, annex and retrenched, are then classified and elaborated on. Drawing on Otto Jespersen⁰́₉s theory, the author applies the notion of rank to construct a new framework for Chinese grammar. Including a wide variety of examples and analyses, this book is a must-read for Chinese language learners, as well as researchers and students studying Chinese linguistics and modern Chinese grammar.
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9781003313557 (electronic bk.)
1003313558 (electronic bk.)
9781032322452
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1000636666 (electronic bk. : PDF)
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1000636704 (electronic bk. : EPUB)
9781032319520
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