A Reference Grammar of Chinese [Hardcover]

Current, comprehensive and written by leading scholars, this corpus-based reference work is the definitive guide to Chinese grammar.A Reference Grammar of Chinese offers comprehensive coverage of all the important linguistic features of the language, written by renowned experts. The corpus-based approach and accompanying example and citation databases make this the ultimate guide to Chinese grammar for students, teachers and researchers.A Reference Grammar of Chinese offers comprehensive coverage of all the important linguistic features of the language, written by renowned experts. The corpus-based approach and accompanying example and citation databases make this the ultimate guide to Chinese grammar for students, teachers and researchers.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.1. Preliminaries Chu-Ren Huang and Dingxu Shi; 2. Syntactic overview Dingxu Shi and Chu-Ren Huang; 3. Lexical word formation Jerome Packard; 4. Verbs and verb phrases Audrey Y. H. Li; 5. Aspectual system SzelÃ'