Research on Functional Grammar of Chinese II: Reference and Grammatical Category

by Bojiang Zhang and Mei Fang

Book Overview

The 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...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1032236981
• ISBN13: 9781032236988
• Release Date: December 2021
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 202 Pages
• Weight: 0.64 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 6.1" x 9.2"