The Typology of Motion Events : An Empirical Study of Chinese Dialects /
Yuk-man Yiu, Carine
The Typology of Motion Events : An Empirical Study of Chinese Dialects / Carine Yuk-man Yiu. - 1 online resource (405 p.) - Empirical Approaches to Language Typology [EALT] , 53 0933-761X ; .
Frontmatter -- Acknowledgements -- Contents -- List of maps, figures and tables -- List of abbreviations -- Chapter 1. Introduction -- Chapter 2. Directional verbs in modern Cantonese A typological perspective -- Chapter 3. Directional verbs in modern Chinese dialects. A synchronic perspective -- Chapter 4. Directional verbs in early Chinese dialects A diachronic perspective -- Chapter 5. Conclusion -- References -- Appendix 1. Major chronological divisions of Chinese history -- Appendix 2. Samples of early dialectal materials -- Language index -- Subject index
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This comprehensive study concentrates particularly on the use of a closed set of motion verbs in five of the major dialects, including Mandarin, Wú, Hakka, Min and Cantonese. The author shows that these dialects form a continuum with some exhibiting more characteristics of a verb-framed language than the others. The phenomenon reflects the various stages of typological transformation and grammaticalization that the dialects have undergone.
Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.
In English.
9783110335774 9783110341768
10.1515/9783110341768 doi
Chinese language--Dialects.
Chinese language--Verb.
Direction in language.
Typology (Linguistics).
LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / Linguistics / General.
Dialect Geography. History of Chinese Dialects. Typology of Motion events.
PL1250.D56 / Y58 2014eb
495.17
The Typology of Motion Events : An Empirical Study of Chinese Dialects / Carine Yuk-man Yiu. - 1 online resource (405 p.) - Empirical Approaches to Language Typology [EALT] , 53 0933-761X ; .
Frontmatter -- Acknowledgements -- Contents -- List of maps, figures and tables -- List of abbreviations -- Chapter 1. Introduction -- Chapter 2. Directional verbs in modern Cantonese A typological perspective -- Chapter 3. Directional verbs in modern Chinese dialects. A synchronic perspective -- Chapter 4. Directional verbs in early Chinese dialects A diachronic perspective -- Chapter 5. Conclusion -- References -- Appendix 1. Major chronological divisions of Chinese history -- Appendix 2. Samples of early dialectal materials -- Language index -- Subject index
restricted access http://purl.org/coar/access_right/c_16ec
This comprehensive study concentrates particularly on the use of a closed set of motion verbs in five of the major dialects, including Mandarin, Wú, Hakka, Min and Cantonese. The author shows that these dialects form a continuum with some exhibiting more characteristics of a verb-framed language than the others. The phenomenon reflects the various stages of typological transformation and grammaticalization that the dialects have undergone.
Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.
In English.
9783110335774 9783110341768
10.1515/9783110341768 doi
Chinese language--Dialects.
Chinese language--Verb.
Direction in language.
Typology (Linguistics).
LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / Linguistics / General.
Dialect Geography. History of Chinese Dialects. Typology of Motion events.
PL1250.D56 / Y58 2014eb
495.17