Grammaticalization and Language Change in Chinese - A Formal View

Informationen zum Autor Wu, Xiu-Zhi Zoe Klappentext This innovative study on the phenomenon of 'grammaticalization' and its manifestation in Chinese provides new insights into language change in Chinese and a large number of grammatical topics. Grammaticalization occurs in all of the world's languages. Xiu-Zhi Zoe Wu demonstrates general linguistic principles present and active in the phenomenon of grammaticalization whilst also describing the modelling of language in formal theoretical approaches to syntax; so this book fills two major gaps in the current study of linguistics. Grammaticalization and Language Change in Chinese illuminates how studies of language development and change provide special insights into the understanding of current, synchronic systems of language. Using patters from Chinese, the author establishes cross-linguistic generalizations about language change and grammaticalization. This book should be of great interest to Chinese linguists and readers interested in language change in different languages. Zusammenfassung Grammaticalization and Language Change in Chinese illuminates how studies of language development and change provide special insights into the understanding of current, synchronic systems of language. Inhaltsverzeichnis ACKNOWLEDGMENTS, 1. INTRODUCTION, 2. THE CLASSIFIER GE: MOVEMENT AND REANALYSIS, 3. RELATIVE CLAUSE DE: DIRECTIONALITY, CLAUSAL RAISING AND SENTENCE-FINAL PARTICLES, 4. DE IN Focus SENTENCES: FROM D TO T, 5. RESULTATIVE CONSTRUCTIONS: DIRECTIONALITY AND REANALYSIS, 6. VERBAL LE : ASPECT AND TENSE, 7. POST-WORD, BIBLIOGRAPHY, INDEX

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• Authors: Xiu-Zhi Zoe Wu, Wu Xiu-Zhi Zoe, XIU ZHI ZOE WU UNIVERSITY OF SOU, Zoe Wu (University of Southern California Xiu-Zhi, Zoe Wu (University of Southern California) Xiu-Zhi
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 22.07.2004
• EAN: 9780415336031
• ISBN: 978-0-415-33603-1
• No. of pages: 336
• Series: Routledge Studies in Asian Linguistics; Routledge Studies in Asian Linguistics
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies > General and comparative linguistics; Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political education; LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / Grammar & Punctuation, LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / Linguistics / Syntax, Chinese, Grammar, syntax & morphology, Grammar, syntax and morphology