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1 online resource (670 pages) |
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Routledge Studies in Chinese Linguistics |
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Routledge studies in Chinese linguistics.
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| Contents |
Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; List of illustrations; Foreword; Translators' preface and acknowledgements; Conventions used in this book; Abbreviations; Introduction; 0.1 What is Chinese grammar?; 0.1.1 Syllabic entities: Grammatical elements; 0.1.2 Non-syllabic entity: Mood; 0.2 Studies of Chinese grammar since Ma's Comprehensive Grammar; 0.3 Towards a system of Chinese grammar; 0.4 A review of different grammatical theories; 0.4.1 The word-based theory; 0.4.2 The sentence-based theory and the phrase-based theory; 0.4.3 The character-based theory and the mood-based theory |
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0.5 Organisation of the bookFurther readings; PART I The clause; 1 The clause as the pivot in Chinese grammar; 1.1 Definition of clause; 1.1.1 Definition; 1.1.2 Some clarifications; 1.2 The pivotal (zhōngshū) status of the clause; 1.2.1 Components of the clause; 1.2.2 Its relation to other grammatical entities; 1.2.3 Its constraining and governing effects on other grammatical units; Further readings; 2 The principles of clause formation, inclusion, and conjoining; 2.1 Principles of clause formation; 2.1.1 Clause formation principle 1; 2.1.2 Clause formation principle 2 |
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2.2 Principles of clause inclusion2.2.1 Clause inclusion principle 1; 2.2.2 Clause inclusion principle 2; 2.3 Principles of clause conjoining; 2.3.1 Clause conjoining principle 1: Complex sentences; 2.3.2 Clause conjoining principle 2: Sentence groups; Further readings; 3 Functional assignment, nucleus, and clause patterns; 3.1 Functional assignment; 3.1.1 Pairing; 3.1.2 Stratification; 3.1.3 Interjoining; 3.1.4 Interchangeability; 3.2 Nucleus and pattern; 3.2.1 Nucleus; 3.2.2 Clause pattern; Further readings; 4 Subject-predicate and predicator-object; 4.1 Subject-predicate assignment |
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4.1.1 Subject and predicate4.1.2 Semantic types of the subject; 4.1.3 Issues about subject-predicate assignment; 4.2 Predicator-object assignment; 4.2.1 Predicator and object; 4.2.2 Semantic types of the object; 4.2.3 Typical and atypical objects; 4.2.4 The integrating power of the predicator-object pattern; 4.2.5 Single object and double object; Further readings; 5 Attribute-head, adverbial-head, and head-complement; 5.1 Attribute-head assignment; 5.1.1 The attributive head; 5.1.2 The attribute and its marker; 5.1.3 The different types of attributes |
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5.1.4 The sequence of different types of attributes5.1.5 The attribute and other syntactic functions; 5.1.6 Variation on the position of the attribute and the head; 5.2 Adverbial-head assignment; 5.2.1 The adverbial head; 5.2.2 The adverbial and its marker; 5.2.3 The different types of adverbials; 5.2.4 The sequence of different types of adverbials; 5.2.5 The adverbial and other syntactic functions; 5.2.6 Variation on the position of the adverbial and its head; 5.3 Head-complement assignment; 5.3.1 The head and its complement; 5.3.2 The complement and its marker |
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5.3.3 The different types of complements |
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Print version record |
| Subject |
Chinese language -- Grammar -- Study and teaching
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Chinese language -- Grammar -- Study and teaching
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9781317519065 |
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131751906X |
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