Modern Chinese Grammar III - Substitution and Numeration

Focusing on the substitution and numeration of modern Chinese, this is the third volume of a classic on modern Chinese grammar by one of the most distinguished Chinese linguists.

List of contents

Introduction 1. Personal pronoun 2. Indefinite pronoun, reflexive pronoun, reciprocal pronoun and modified pronoun 3. Demonstrative pronoun 4. Interrogative pronoun 5. Cardinal number, ordinal number and inquiry about number 6. "¿" (y¿; one) and "¿ ¿" (yí gè; one CLA) 7. Numeration method for person and thing 8. Numeration method for behavior

About the author

WANG Li (1900-1986) has been widely recognized as one of the founders of modern linguistics in China. He led extensive research on Chinese linguistics, covering areas such as phonetics, phonology, grammar, lexicography, historical linguistics and dialectal studies.

Summary

Focusing on the substitution and numeration of modern Chinese, this is the third volume of a classic on modern Chinese grammar by one of the most distinguished Chinese linguists.

Product details

• Authors: WANG Li
• Assisted by: Yuanyi Ma (Translation), Bo Wang (Translation)
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 27.05.2024
• EAN: 9781032322476
• ISBN: 978-1-0-3232247-6
• No. of pages: 208
• Series: China Perspectives
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies > Other languages / Other literatures; Non-fiction book > Dictionaries, reference works > Foreign-language dictionaries; LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / Study & Teaching, FOREIGN LANGUAGE STUDY / Chinese, Chinese, Language teaching and learning, Language teaching & learning (other than ELT)