The Semantics of Chinese Classifiers and Linguistic Relativity

by Song Jiang

The Semantics of Chinese Classifiers and Linguistic Relativity focuses on the semantic structure of Chinese classifiers under the cognitive linguistics framework, and the implications thereof on linguistic relativity and language acquisition. It examines the semantic correlation between a given classifier and its associated nouns. Nouns in Chinese, which are assigned specific classifiers according to their selected characteristics, reflect the...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0367598124
• ISBN13: 9780367598129
• Release Date: August 2020
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 216 Pages
• Weight: 0.73 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.1" x 9.2"