Singapore Mandarin Grammar

by Lu Jianming

This two-volume set presents a comprehensive syntactical picture of Singapore Mandarin and discusses the distinguishing characteristics of the Chinese language and especially Singapore Mandarin.

As a variety of Mandarin Chinese, Singapore Mandarin is characterised by syntactic rules taking precedence over morphological rules. The first volume provides an overview of the grammar of Singapore Mandarin and argues that word order and functional...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1032395494
• ISBN13: 9781032395494
• Release Date: December 2022
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 880 Pages