Format:
XIV, 234 S. :
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Ill., Kt.
Edition:
1. publ.
ISBN:
0-521-82380-3
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978-0-521-53082-8
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0-521-53082-2
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978-0-521-82380-7
Series Statement:
Linguistic introductions
Note:
Angaben zum Inhalt: Chinese is spoken by more people than any other language in the world, and has a rich social, cultural and historical background. This is a comprehensive guide to the linguistic structure of Chinese, providing an accessible introduction to each of the key areas. It describes the fundamentals of its writing system, its pronunciation and tonal sound system, its morphology (how words are structured), and its syntax (how sentences are formed) - as well as its historical development, and the diverse ways in which it interacts with other languages. Setting the discussion of all aspects of Chinese firmly within the context of the language in use, Chinese: A Linguistic Introduction will be of great benefit to learners wishing to extend their knowledge and competence in the language, and their teachers. It will also be a useful starting point for students of linguistics beginning work on the structure of this major world language.. - Includes bibliographical references (p. 225-228) and index
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Inhalt: Preface -- Major chronological divisions of Chinese history -- Major periods of the Chinese language -- Introduction -- 1. HISTORICAL BACKGROUND OF THE LANGUAGE: 1.1. Prehistoric time; 1.2. Oracle-bone and bronze scripts; 1.3. Old Chinese (771. BCE to 220 CE); 1.4. Middle Chinese (220 CE to 960); 1.5. Early modern Chinese (960 to 1900); 1.6. Modern Chinese (1900 to present); 1.7. Modern Chinese grammar and its lexicon; 1.8. Simplification of Chinese script; 1.9. Formation of Chinese dialects; 1.9.1. Northern Chinese (Mandarin); 1.9.2. Southern dialects -- 2. PHONETICS OF STANDARD CHINESE: 2.1. Initials; 2.2. Finals; 2.2.1. Medials (on-glide); 2.2.2. Main vowels; 2.2.3. Syllabic terminals (off-glide); 2.3. Rhotacization; 2.4. Tones; 2.5. Tone-sandhi -- 3. CHINESE MORPHOLOGY 1: 3.1. Compounding; 3.2. Derivation-like affixes; 3.2.1. Prefixes; 3.2.2. Suffixes; 3.2.3. Potential markers -de- and -bu- as infixes; 3.3. Inflection-like affixes; 3.3.1. Perfective marker -le ; 3.3.2. E
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Inhalt: 7. CHINESE SYNTAX 1: 7.1. Linear order, lexical categories, subcategorization, and semantic roles; 7.2. Other lexical categories; 7.3. Constituency; 7.4. Selectional restrictions; 7.5. Chinese pronouns and demonstratives; 7.6. Negation; 7.7. Sentence types; 7.7.1. Interrogative; 7.7.2. Imperative -- 8. CHINESE SYNTAX 2: 8.1. Nominalization; 8.2. Relative clauses; 8.3. Cleft sentences; 8.4. Adverbials; 8.4.1. The word order and semantics of some common Chinese adverbs; 8.4.2. Adverbial clauses; 8.5. Serial-verb constructions; 8.5.1. Three types of serial-verb constructions; 8.5.2. Causative construction; 8.6. Prepositions; 8.6.1. Flexible prepositional phrases; 8.6.2. The comparative, passive, and bă constructions; 8.6.2.1. Comparative; 8.6.2.2. Passive; 8.6.2.3. The bă construction; 8.7. Summary -- Appendix 1. Phonetic symbols -- Appendix 2. Capitalized abbreviations -- References -- Index
Language:
Chinese
Subjects:
Comparative Studies. Non-European Languages/Literatures
Keywords:
Chinesisch
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Grammatik
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Einführung
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