Typological Study of the Existential Clause - A Functional Linguistics Perspective

This book investigates the existential clause (EC) from a cross-linguistic perspective and within the framework of Systemic Functional Linguistics.

List of contents

1. Introduction 2. Theoretical preliminaries 3. Towards a typology of the existential clause: Morpho-syntax 4. The subject of the EC 5. The definiteness effect 6. Entity- vs. event-existentials: A new typology 7. Event-existentials in Chinese 8. ECs as impersonals: A cross-linguistic perspective 9. Impersonal clauses as event-existentials in Chinese 10. Existential and possessive clauses 11. Conclusions

About the author

WANG Yong is Professor of Linguistics at Sun Yat-sen University, China. His research interests include functional linguistics, linguistic typology, discourse analysis, and Chinese grammar.

Product details

• Authors: Wang Yong, Yong Wang
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 27.10.2025
• EAN: 9781032795591
• ISBN: 978-1-0-3279559-1
• No. of pages: 194
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies > General and comparative linguistics; LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / General, LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / Linguistics / General, LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / Linguistics / Syntax, Grammar, syntax & morphology, Grammar, syntax and morphology, Linguistics;Functional Linguistics;Syntax