Fundamental structures of the Chinese language: topic-comment and other key structures

"Fundamental Structures of the Chinese Language is an exceptional resource for understanding how Chinese grammar functions in natural discourse. This book departs from the conventional approach of superimposing grammatical constructs from English into Chinese and focuses on the topic-comment st...

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Hauptverfasser: Fisac Badell, Taciana (VerfasserIn), Moratto, Riccardo 1985- (VerfasserIn)
Format: Buch
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: London ; New York Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group 2024
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Zusammenfassung:"Fundamental Structures of the Chinese Language is an exceptional resource for understanding how Chinese grammar functions in natural discourse. This book departs from the conventional approach of superimposing grammatical constructs from English into Chinese and focuses on the topic-comment structure as inherent in the Chinese language. Constructions that are usually considered complex or challenging for students whose mother tongues are SVO languages, will be more easily understandable with this analysis. Simple and complex verbal structures are discussed in depth with the incorporation of the aspect category, that provides an enormous richness of nuances in the internal development of the action, and word order is considered one of the key features of the Chinese language. All the explanations are applied to numerous examples of real Chinese texts. This textbook is a valuable resource for students, teachers, and researchers in Chinese language courses including Chinese translation, Chinese linguistics, and comparison linguistics in general"--
Beschreibung:xi, 283 Seiten
ISBN:9781032574165
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