The Syntax of Chinese

by Yen-hui Audrey Li and C.T. James Huang

Book Overview

The past quarter of a century has seen a surge in Chinese syntactic research that has produced a sizeable literature on the analysis of almost every construction in Mandarin Chinese. This guide to Chinese syntax analyses the majority of constructions in Chinese that have featured in theoretical linguistics in the past 25 years, using the authors' own analyses as well as existing or potential alternative treatments. A broad variety of topics are covered,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 052159958X
• ISBN13: 9780521599580
• Release Date: March 2009
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 404 Pages
• Weight: 1.41 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 5.9" x 8.9"