A Reference Grammar Of Caijia

Author : Shanshan Lü
Publisher : Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG
Page : 628 pages
File Size : 42,7 Mb
Release : 2022-10-24
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9783110724806

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A Reference Grammar of Caijia by Shanshan Lü Pdf

Caijia, [meŋ21ni33ŋoŋ33] ‘Caijia speech’, is an endangered language in the Sino-Tibetan family with less than 1000 speakers in Hezhang and Weining counties in northwest in Guizhou Province in Southwest China. Its sub-classification remains unclear. It was almost four decades ago when the Caijia language was officially reported for the first time in 1982 by the Language Team of Bureau of Ethnic Identification in Bijie, yet this language has nevertheless remained neither well-described nor studied. This book, a linguistic description of the Xingfa variety of Caijia based on the fieldwork data in Xingfa township of Hezhang county, is the first reference grammar of the Caijia language, covering its sound system, word formation, parts of speech and syntactic structures in fifteen chapters. Being analytic, Caijia presents many common grammatical features attested in East and Southeast Asian languages, for example, compounds, quadrisyllabic idiomatic expressions or elaborate expressions, lack of inflection, a classifier system, a strong relationship between nominalization and relativization, pro-drop and grammaticalization of verbs. Moreover, Caijia shares more similarities with Sinitic languages. Apart from these common areal features, this book will also reveal some special features of Caijia.

Author : Chu-Ren Huang,Dingxu Shi
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 49,5 Mb
Release : 2016-03-31
Category : Foreign Language Study
ISBN : 9781316395257

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A Reference Grammar of Chinese by Chu-Ren Huang,Dingxu Shi Pdf

A Reference Grammar of Chinese is a comprehensive and up-to-date guide to the linguistic structure of Chinese, covering all of the important linguistic features of the language and incorporating insights gained from research in Chinese linguistics over the past thirty years. With contributions from twenty-two leading Chinese linguists, this authoritative guide uses large-scale corpora to provide authentic examples based on actual language use. The accompanying online example databases ensure that a wide range of exemplars are readily available and also allow for new usages to be updated. This design offers a new paradigm for a reference grammar where generalizations can be cross-checked with additional examples and also provide resources for both linguistic studies and language learning. Featuring bilingual term lists, this reference grammar helps readers to access relevant literature in both English and Chinese and is an invaluable reference for learners, teachers and researchers in Chinese linguistics and language processing.

Author : Henry Hung-Yeh Tiee,Donald M. Lance
Publisher : University of Arizona Press
Page : 436 pages
File Size : 47,6 Mb
Release : 1986-01-01
Category : Foreign Language Study
ISBN : 0816511667

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A Reference Grammar of Chinese Sentences with Exercises by Henry Hung-Yeh Tiee,Donald M. Lance Pdf

Begins with simple single-word-subject and simple-predicate sentences and moves systematically to transformed simple sentences and finally to compound and complex sentences. Each sentence structure is not only descriptively analyzed, but also formulated in a pedagogical pattern with examples. Exercises are provided in each unit.

Author : Henry Hung-Yeh Tiee,Donald M. Lance
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 395 pages
File Size : 46,6 Mb
Release : 1995
Category : Electronic
ISBN : OCLC:610082494

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A Reference Grammar of Chinese Sentences by Henry Hung-Yeh Tiee,Donald M. Lance Pdf

Author : Chauncey Cheng-hsi Chu
Publisher : Peter Lang Gmbh, Internationaler Verlag Der Wissenschaften
Page : 310 pages
File Size : 40,5 Mb
Release : 1984
Category : Chinese language
ISBN : UCSC:32106006865353

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A Reference Grammar of Mandarin Chinese for English Speakers by Chauncey Cheng-hsi Chu Pdf

This reference grammar provides a description of Mandarin Chinese in familiar terms and enables the English-speaking reader to transfer his/her knowledge of English to the study of Chinese. Many of the unique features of the language are treated through a comparison with semantically corresponding, though syntactically different, features in English. Aside from the conventional types of sentences, special constructions are amply explained and illustrated for the reader. Understanding the specific meaning of each of these constructions is one of the central themes of the grammar. This book contains a number of original analyses, such as that of the -shi---de- construction and the notion of continuum for the indiscrete nature of linguistic structure, which should serve as a valuable reference source for both the language teacher and the profession of Chinese linguistics."

Author : Charles N. Li,Sandra A. Thompson
Publisher : Univ of California Press
Page : 722 pages
File Size : 49,6 Mb
Release : 1989-04-20
Category : Foreign Language Study
ISBN : 0520066103

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Mandarin Chinese by Charles N. Li,Sandra A. Thompson Pdf

This reference grammar provides, for the first time, a description of the grammar of Mandarin Chinese, the official spoken language of China and Taiwan, in functional terms, focusing on the role and meanings of word-level and sentence-level structures in actual conversations.

Author : Sing Sing Ngai
Publisher : Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG
Page : 733 pages
File Size : 40,7 Mb
Release : 2021-09-20
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9781501512483

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A Grammar of Shaowu by Sing Sing Ngai Pdf

This is the first comprehensive grammar of Shaowu, a Min language spoken in Shaowu city and its environs in northwestern Fujian province, China. The book offers first-hand linguistic data collected over four years in the field, now placed at the disposal of researchers and students working in language documentation, comparative linguistics and Sinitic typology. It can serve as a reference grammar for those interested in learning the Shaowu language, thereby helping to preserve it. In addition, the book provides insights into Shaowu's classification which has been widely debated, thus elucidating its genetic affiliation. The book first presents Shaowu's geography, demography and history. It then profiles the language's phonology and lexicon, before providing a detailed description of its syntax, notably on its nominal, predicate, clausal and complex sentence structures, which are the focus of the book. The typological profile of Shaowu is also treated with the conclusion that the language has Gan, Hakka, Mandarin and even some Wu overlays on its Min base. The Shaowu language serves an excellent example to illustrate the degree of hybridity a language can attain due to intensive language contact over time.

Author : Wang Jian
Publisher : De Gruyter Mouton
Page : 300 pages
File Size : 45,5 Mb
Release : 2020-08-31
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 3110663996

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A Reference Grammar of Jixi Hui by Wang Jian Pdf

Sinitic is a branch of the Sino-Tibetan language family, consisting of thousands of local language varieties, many of which are not mutually intelligible. This book sets out to give a comprehensive and systematic description of one of these: the Jixi language. It focusses on the Shangzhuang variety and is spoken in the mountainous Jixi county in the southern Anhui province, China. It is a language of a much debated affiliation, wedged in between the Wu, Gan and Southern Mandarin areas. Basic linguistic theory is used as the main theoretical framework to provide a detailed description of the language's phonological and grammatical systems. In writing this grammar, the author has principally relied on fieldwork data collected in Shangzhuang during the years 2010-2018. This book is the first comprehensive grammar of a Hui language and will undoubtedly be of interest to linguists wishing to learn more about the many understudied varieties of Sinitic languages.

Author : Songren Cui,Kuo-ming Sung
Publisher : Springer
Page : 927 pages
File Size : 43,9 Mb
Release : 2021-10-30
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9813342064

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A Reference Grammar for Teaching Chinese by Songren Cui,Kuo-ming Sung Pdf

A Reference Grammar for Teaching Chinese – Syntax and Discourse presents a comprehensive guide on the major issues in teaching Chinese as a foreign language. Through this reference work readers will learn all basic structures of the language, focusing on the interactions of syntactic properties, semantic nuances, and discourse contexts. The work contains ample examples and jargon-free explanations to account for some of the most nagging problems in teaching Chinese. At the heart of this reference resource are the concrete and efficient ways to help researchers in both fields of language pedagogy and Chinese linguistics as well as learners of the language.

Author : Xuping Li
Publisher : Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG
Page : 331 pages
File Size : 43,7 Mb
Release : 2018-02-19
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9781501507328

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A Grammar of Gan Chinese by Xuping Li Pdf

China is very rich in language resources, and Mandarin is undoubtedly its most prestigious and well-known representative. Unfortunately, most of these languages remain understudied or even unstudied. Such is the case of Yichun Gan.Written in the style of a reference grammar, this book sets out to give a comprehensive and systematic description of Yichun grammar, with the aim of increasing readers' knowledge about Chinese languages other than Mandarin. In addition to common categories like nouns, verbs, adjectives and prepositions, the volume attempts to cover as many grammatical categories and constructions as possible, including the Sinitic-specific categories such as classifiers, the aspect system, postpositions and the object-marking BA constructions.To highlight its uniqueness, the book adopts a comparative perspective to contrast many features of Yichun Gan with Mandarin and other Sinitic languages. Our study shows that Yichun Gan possesses both Northern and Southern Chinese traits in many constructions, which supports its status as a transitional language.It will be of interest to linguists who wish to learn more about East Asian languages, and more specifically Sinitic languages.

Author : Claudia Ross,Jing-heng Sheng Ma
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 431 pages
File Size : 42,9 Mb
Release : 2017-08-16
Category : Foreign Language Study
ISBN : 9781317805441

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Modern Mandarin Chinese Grammar by Claudia Ross,Jing-heng Sheng Ma Pdf

Modern Mandarin Chinese Grammar provides an innovative reference guide to Mandarin Chinese, combining traditional and function-based grammar in a single volume. The Grammar is divided into two parts. Part A covers traditional grammatical categories such as phrase order, nouns, verbs and specifiers. Part B is carefully organized around language functions and notions such as: Communication strategies Making comparisons Giving and seeking information Expressing apologies, regrets and sympathies The two parts of the Grammar are closely linked by extensive cross-references, providing a grammatical and functional perspective on many patterns. All grammar points and functions are richly illustrated with examples, with a strong focus on contemporary usage. Main features of the grammar include: Examples given in simplified characters, traditional characters and romanization (pinyin) Clear explanations and accessible descriptions Particular attention to areas of particular difficulty for learners of Mandarin Chinese Implementing feedback from users of the first edition of the Grammar, this second edition has been revised throughout to offer expanded explanations, examples, cross-referencing, and indexing and brand new chapters on aspect, resultative verbs, directional verbs and "ba" sentences. This is the ideal reference grammar for learners of Mandarin Chinese at all levels, from elementary to advanced. No prior knowledge of grammatical terminology is assumed and a glossary of grammatical terms is provided. This Grammar is accompanied by the Modern Mandarin Chinese Grammar Workbook (978-0-415-83488-9; available for separate purchase) which features related exercises and activities.

Author : Randy J. LaPolla,Chenglong Huang
Publisher : Walter de Gruyter
Page : 464 pages
File Size : 40,8 Mb
Release : 2003
Category : Foreign Language Study
ISBN : 9783110178296

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A Grammar of Qiang by Randy J. LaPolla,Chenglong Huang Pdf

Qiang is a Tibeto-Burman language of southwest China, spoken by about 70,000 Qiang and Tibetan people in northern Sichuan Province. This book, the first book-length description of the Qiang language in English, includes not only the reference grammar, but also an ethnological overview, several fully analyzed texts (mostly traditional stories) and an annotated glossary. The language is verb final, and agglutinative (prefixing and suffixing), with a very complex phonological system and both head-marking and dependent marking morphology. It will be of use to typologists, comparativists, Sino-Tibetanists, anthropologists, and linguists in general.

Author : Yip Po-Ching,Don Rimmington
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 146 pages
File Size : 40,7 Mb
Release : 2021-03-30
Category : Foreign Language Study
ISBN : 9781000345070

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Chinese by Yip Po-Ching,Don Rimmington Pdf

This new and extended edition of Chinese: An Essential Grammar is an up-to-date and concise reference guide to modern Chinese (Mandarin) grammar. Refreshingly jargon-free, it presents an accessible description of the language, focusing on the real patterns of use today. This Grammar aims to serve as a reference source for the learner and user of Chinese, irrespective of level, setting out the complexities of the language in short, readable sections. It is ideal either for independent study or for students in schools, colleges, universities and adult classes of all types. Features include: Three new chapters on speech habits, writing conventions and new lexicalisation processes Chinese characters, as well as the pinyin romanisation, alongside all examples Literal and colloquial translations into English to illustrate language points Detailed contents list and index for easy access to information A glossary of grammatical terms.

Author : Stephen Matthews,Virginia Yip
Publisher : Psychology Press
Page : 429 pages
File Size : 53,9 Mb
Release : 1994
Category : Foreign Language Study
ISBN : 041508945X

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Cantonese by Stephen Matthews,Virginia Yip Pdf

"While a number of grammars of Mandarin Chinese are available, no reference grammar of Cantonese has appeared in English since 1959. Developments since then, in the language as well as in linguistic description, have been far-reaching. This is the first truly comprehensive reference guide to current Cantonese as used by native speakers. It presents a fresh and accessible description of the language, concentrating on the patterns of use in today's Cantonese"--Publisher description.

Author : Stephen Matthews,Virginia Yip
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 544 pages
File Size : 50,7 Mb
Release : 2013-05-24
Category : Foreign Language Study
ISBN : 9781136853500

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Cantonese: A Comprehensive Grammar by Stephen Matthews,Virginia Yip Pdf

Cantonese: A Comprehensive Grammar is a complete reference guide to Cantonese as spoken by native speakers in Hong Kong. It presents a fresh and accessible description of the language, concentrating on the real patterns of use in current Cantonese. This makes it the ideal reference source for all learners and users of Cantonese, irrespective of level, in schools, colleges, universities and adult classes of all types. Moreover, it will provide a lasting and reliable resource for all fluent speakers of the language. The book is organized to promote a thorough understanding of Cantonese grammar. Arranged by both syntactic categories and language functions, the Grammar provides an in-depth treatment of structures and pays special attention to idiom and speech registers. Explanations are full, clear and free of jargon. An extensive index, numbered paragraphs and generous use of headings and cross-references provide readers with easy access to the information they require. Features include: Comprehensive pronunciation section Full use of examples from films, advertising and authentic conversations Cantonese-English parallels highlighted throughout the book All examples given in characters as well as pinyin