Aspect In Mandarin Chinese

Author : Richard Xiao,Tony McEnery
Publisher : John Benjamins Publishing
Page : 326 pages
File Size : 52,9 Mb
Release : 2004-01-01
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9027230838

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Aspect in Mandarin Chinese by Richard Xiao,Tony McEnery Pdf

Chinese, as an aspect language, has played an important role in the development of aspect theory. This book is a systematic and structured exploration of the linguistic devices that Mandarin Chinese employs to express aspectual meanings. The work presented here is the first corpus-based account of aspect in Chinese, encompassing both situation aspect and viewpoint aspect. In using corpus data, the book seeks to achieve a marriage between theory-driven and corpus-based approaches to linguistics. The corpus-based model presented explores aspect at both the semantic and grammatical levels. At the semantic level a two-level model of situation aspect is proposed, which covers both the lexical and sentential levels, thus giving a better account of the compositional nature of situation aspect. At the grammatical level four perfective and four imperfective aspects in Chinese are explored in detail. This exploration corrects many intuition-based misconceptions, and associated misleading conclusions, about aspect in Chinese common in the literature.

Author : Richard Xiao,Tony McEnery
Publisher : John Benjamins Publishing
Page : 317 pages
File Size : 41,9 Mb
Release : 2004-11-29
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9789027295019

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Aspect in Mandarin Chinese by Richard Xiao,Tony McEnery Pdf

Chinese, as an aspect language, has played an important role in the development of aspect theory. This book is a systematic and structured exploration of the linguistic devices that Mandarin Chinese employs to express aspectual meanings. The work presented here is the first corpus-based account of aspect in Chinese, encompassing both situation aspect and viewpoint aspect. In using corpus data, the book seeks to achieve a marriage between theory-driven and corpus-based approaches to linguistics. The corpus-based model presented explores aspect at both the semantic and grammatical levels. At the semantic level a two-level model of situation aspect is proposed, which covers both the lexical and sentential levels, thus giving a better account of the compositional nature of situation aspect. At the grammatical level four perfective and four imperfective aspects in Chinese are explored in detail. This exploration corrects many intuition-based misconceptions, and associated misleading conclusions, about aspect in Chinese common in the literature.

Author : Richard Xiao,Tony McEnery
Publisher : John Benjamins Publishing Company
Page : 303 pages
File Size : 45,9 Mb
Release : 2004
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 1588116018

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Aspect in Mandarin Chinese by Richard Xiao,Tony McEnery Pdf

Chinese, as an aspect language, has played an important role in the development of aspect theory. This book is a systematic and structured exploration of the linguistic devices that Mandarin Chinese employs to express aspectual meanings. The work presented here is the first corpus-based account of aspect in Chinese, encompassing both situation aspect and viewpoint aspect. In using corpus data, the book seeks to achieve a marriage between theory-driven and corpus-based approaches to linguistics. The corpus-based model presented explores aspect at both the semantic and grammatical levels. At the semantic level a two-level model of situation aspect is proposed, which covers both the lexical and sentential levels, thus giving a better account of the compositional nature of situation aspect. At the grammatical level four perfective and four imperfective aspects in Chinese are explored in detail. This exploration corrects many intuition-based misconceptions, and associated misleading conclusions, about aspect in Chinese common in the literature.

Author : William S.-Y. Wang,Chaofen Sun
Publisher : Oxford Handbooks
Page : 793 pages
File Size : 44,9 Mb
Release : 2015
Category : Foreign Language Study
ISBN : 9780199856336

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The Oxford Handbook of Chinese Linguistics by William S.-Y. Wang,Chaofen Sun Pdf

The Oxford Handbook of Chinese Linguistics offers a broad and comprehensive coverage of the entire field from a multi-disciplinary perspective. All chapters are contributed by leading scholars in their respective areas. This Handbook contains eight sections: history, languages and dialects, language contact, morphology, syntax, phonetics and phonology, socio-cultural aspects and neuro-psychological aspects. It provides not only a diachronic view of how languages evolve, but also a synchronic view of how languages in contact enrich each other by borrowing new words, calquing loan translation and even developing new syntactic structures. It also accompanies traditional linguistic studies of grammar and phonology with empirical evidence from psychology and neurocognitive sciences. In addition to research on the Chinese language and its major dialect groups, this handbook covers studies on sign languages and non-Chinese languages, such as the Austronesian languages spoken in Taiwan.

Author : Charles N. Li,Sandra A. Thompson
Publisher : Univ of California Press
Page : 722 pages
File Size : 40,7 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 : Jian Kang Loar
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 52,5 Mb
Release : 2019
Category : Chinese language
ISBN : 0815367104

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Learn to Use Chinese Aspect Particles by Jian Kang Loar Pdf

1. Basic background knowledge -- 2. The perfective aspects in Chinese -- 3. The imperfective aspects in Chinese -- References -- Index.

Author : Wen-Hua Teng
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 505 pages
File Size : 52,7 Mb
Release : 2016-11-10
Category : Foreign Language Study
ISBN : 9781317230434

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Yufa! A Practical Guide to Mandarin Chinese Grammar by Wen-Hua Teng Pdf

Yufa! A Practical Guide to Mandarin Chinese Grammar takes a unique approach to explaining the major topics of Mandarin Chinese grammar. The book is presented in two sections: the core structures of Chinese grammar, and the practical use of the Chinese language. Key features include: Chinese characters, pinyin and English translations Realistic scenarios to provide you with an interesting context in which to learn grammar Varied and imaginative exercises so you can review your progress easily. With straightforward descriptions, numerous exercises, and examples that are rooted in realistic situations, the author shows you how grammar is used in everyday life. This new second edition has been fully revised and updated throughout and continues to be one of the clearest and most comprehensive pedagogical grammars available.

Author : Charles N. Li,Sandra A. Thompson
Publisher : Univ of California Press
Page : 716 pages
File Size : 55,8 Mb
Release : 1989-04-20
Category : History
ISBN : 9780520066106

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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 : Jian Kang Loar
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 286 pages
File Size : 46,8 Mb
Release : 2018-11-07
Category : Foreign Language Study
ISBN : 9781351257664

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Learn to Use Chinese Aspect Particles by Jian Kang Loar Pdf

Aspect in Mandarin Chinese plays an important role in interpreting the temporal information of a sentence. It is an important verbal category, which is concerned with the speaker’s viewpoint or perspective on a situation: whether the situation is presented as complete (perfective aspect) or as ongoing (imperfective aspect), etc. Learning to understand the aspect particles or markers, and use them correctly, has always been one of the most difficult tasks for learners of Chinese. Learn to Use Chinese Aspect Particles is a pedagogical guide designed to equip teachers with necessary aspectual theoretical knowledge, and is aimed at in-service or trainee teachers, and intermediate or advanced students to reinforce teaching and learning. Challenging exercises are designed and explanations for the correct use of an aspect particle are given, thus making the book more useable and convenient to teachers and enhancing the practical reference value of the book.

Author : C.S. Smith
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 479 pages
File Size : 43,9 Mb
Release : 2013-03-09
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9789401579117

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The Parameter of Aspect by C.S. Smith Pdf

During the period I have been working on this project I have received institutional support of several kinds, for which I am most grateful. I thank the Institute for Advanced Study at Stanford University, and the Spencer Foundation, for a stimulating environment in which the basic idea of this book was developed. The Max Planck Institute for Psycholinguistics at Nijmegen enabled me to spend several months working on the the manuscript. ANational Science Foundation grant to develop Discourse Representation theory, and a grant from The University Research Institute of the University of Texas, allowed me time to pursue this project. I also thank the Center for Cognitive Science at the University of Texas for research support. I thank Helen Aristar-Dry for reading early drafts of the manuscript, Östen Dahl for penetrating remarks on a preliminary version, and my collaborator Gilbert Rappaport for relentIess comments and questions throughout. The individuals with whom I have worked on particular languages are mentioned in the relevant chapters. I owe a particular debt of gratitude to the members of my graduate seminar on aspect in the spring of 1990: they raised many questions of importance which made a real difference to the working out of the theory. I have benefitted from presenting parts of this material publicly, including cOlloquia at the University of California at Berkeley, the University of California at San Diego, the University of Pennsylvania, Rice University, the University of Texas, and the University of Tel Aviv.

Author : Henk J. Verkuyl,Henriette De Swart,Angeliek Van Hout
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 272 pages
File Size : 52,8 Mb
Release : 2006-01-17
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9781402032325

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Perspectives on Aspect by Henk J. Verkuyl,Henriette De Swart,Angeliek Van Hout Pdf

This book offers both a retrospective view on how theories of aspectuality have developed over the past 30 years, and presents current, new directions of aspectuality research. The articles in this book take a wide crosslinguistic scope including aspectual analyses of the following languages: English and two varieties of English: African American English and Colloquial Singapore English, Italian, French, Bulgarian, Czech, Mandarin Chinese, West-Greenlandic, Wakashan languages, and Nahk-Daghestanian languages.

Author : Claudia Ross,Jing-heng Sheng Ma,Baozhang He
Publisher : Psychology Press
Page : 281 pages
File Size : 52,8 Mb
Release : 2006
Category : FOREIGN LANGUAGE STUDY
ISBN : 9780415700115

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

Modern Mandarin Chinese Grammar Workbook is a book of exercises and language tasks for all learners of Mandarin Chinese. Divided into two sections, the Workbook initially provides exercises based on essential grammatical structures, and moves on to practise everyday functions such as making introductions, apologizing and expressing needs. With a comprehensive answer key at the back to enable students to check on their progress, main features include: exercises graded according to level of difficulty cross-referencing to the related Modern Mandarin Chinese Grammar topical exercises that develop students' vocabulary base. Modern Mandarin Chinese Grammar Workbook is ideal for all learners of Mandarin Chinese, from beginner to intermediate and advanced students. It can be used both independently and alongside the Modern Mandarin Chinese Grammar.

Author : Ping Li
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 208 pages
File Size : 52,7 Mb
Release : 1990
Category : Chinese language
ISBN : STANFORD:36105043275291

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Aspect and Aktionsart in Child Mandarin by Ping Li Pdf

Author : Claudia Ross,Jing-heng Sheng Ma
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 404 pages
File Size : 40,7 Mb
Release : 2017-08-16
Category : Foreign Language Study
ISBN : 9781317805434

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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 : Toshikazu Foley
Publisher : BRILL
Page : 476 pages
File Size : 48,5 Mb
Release : 2009-09-30
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9789047441007

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Biblical Translation in Chinese and Greek by Toshikazu Foley Pdf

This study integrates three independent subjects—translation theory, Mandarin aspect, and Greek aspect—for the purpose of formulating a theory applicable to translating the Bible. Two passages from John 18–19 and 1 Corinthians 15 are provided as test cases.