New Perspectives on Chinese Syntax /
Paul, Waltraud
New Perspectives on Chinese Syntax / Waltraud Paul. - 1 online resource (357 p.) - Trends in Linguistics. Studies and Monographs [TiLSM] , 271 1861-4302 ; .
Frontmatter -- Contents -- 1. Introduction: What linguists have always wanted to know about Chinese… -- 2. SVO forever! -- 3. Prepositions as adpositions, not V/P hybrids -- 4. Postpositions: Double trouble -- 5. Adjectives: Another neglected category – which turns out to be two -- 6. The syntax and semantics of the sentence periphery (part I): What the topic is (not) about -- 7. The syntax and semantics of the sentence periphery (part II): Why particles are not particular -- 8. Chinese from a typological point of view: Long live disharmony! -- References -- Subject index
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Mandarin Chinese has become indispensable for crosslinguistic comparison and syntactic theorizing. It is nevertheless still difficult to obtain comprehensive answers to research questions, because Chinese is often presented as an "exotic" language defying the analytical tools standardly used for other languages. This book sets out to demystify Chinese. It places controversial issues in the context of current syntactic theories and offers precise analyses based on a large array of representative data. Although the focus is on Modern Mandarin, earlier stages of Chinese are occasionally referred to in order to highlight striking continuities in its history. VO order is one such constant factor, thus invalidating the idea that Chinese went through a major word order change from OV to VO and back to OV. Another claim often made for Chinese as an isolating language, viz. the existence of an impoverished inventory of parts of speech, is likewise refuted. Other long debated issues addressed here include the relevance of the dichotomy topic vs subject prominence and the role of Chinese as a recurring exception to crosscategorial harmonies posited in typological studies.
Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.
In English.
9783110338683 9783110393972 9783110338775
10.1515/9783110338775 doi
2014041711
Chinese language--Syntax.
Chinese language--Syntax.
Chinesisch.
Chinesische Syntax.
Mandarin Chinesisch.
LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / Linguistics / General.
Crosslinguistic Comparison. Mandarin Chinese. Syntax.
PL1241 / .P38 2015 PL1241 / .P38 2015eb
495.15
New Perspectives on Chinese Syntax / Waltraud Paul. - 1 online resource (357 p.) - Trends in Linguistics. Studies and Monographs [TiLSM] , 271 1861-4302 ; .
Frontmatter -- Contents -- 1. Introduction: What linguists have always wanted to know about Chinese… -- 2. SVO forever! -- 3. Prepositions as adpositions, not V/P hybrids -- 4. Postpositions: Double trouble -- 5. Adjectives: Another neglected category – which turns out to be two -- 6. The syntax and semantics of the sentence periphery (part I): What the topic is (not) about -- 7. The syntax and semantics of the sentence periphery (part II): Why particles are not particular -- 8. Chinese from a typological point of view: Long live disharmony! -- References -- Subject index
restricted access http://purl.org/coar/access_right/c_16ec
Mandarin Chinese has become indispensable for crosslinguistic comparison and syntactic theorizing. It is nevertheless still difficult to obtain comprehensive answers to research questions, because Chinese is often presented as an "exotic" language defying the analytical tools standardly used for other languages. This book sets out to demystify Chinese. It places controversial issues in the context of current syntactic theories and offers precise analyses based on a large array of representative data. Although the focus is on Modern Mandarin, earlier stages of Chinese are occasionally referred to in order to highlight striking continuities in its history. VO order is one such constant factor, thus invalidating the idea that Chinese went through a major word order change from OV to VO and back to OV. Another claim often made for Chinese as an isolating language, viz. the existence of an impoverished inventory of parts of speech, is likewise refuted. Other long debated issues addressed here include the relevance of the dichotomy topic vs subject prominence and the role of Chinese as a recurring exception to crosscategorial harmonies posited in typological studies.
Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.
In English.
9783110338683 9783110393972 9783110338775
10.1515/9783110338775 doi
2014041711
Chinese language--Syntax.
Chinese language--Syntax.
Chinesisch.
Chinesische Syntax.
Mandarin Chinesisch.
LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / Linguistics / General.
Crosslinguistic Comparison. Mandarin Chinese. Syntax.
PL1241 / .P38 2015 PL1241 / .P38 2015eb
495.15