Corpus-based contrastive studies of English and Chinese. (2010)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Richard Xiao and Tony McEnery.
• Other Names: Xiao, Richard; McEnery, Tony, 1964-
• Contents: Aspect marking in English and Chinese -- Temporal adverbials and telicity in English and Chinese -- Quantifying constructions in English and Chinese -- Passives in English and Chinese -- Negation in English and Chinese: variants and variations -- Negation in English and Chinese: special usages -- Challenge and promise, and the way forward.
• Publisher Details: Place of publication not identified : Routledge
• Publication Date: 2010
• Extent: 1 online resource (216 pages), (22 illustrations)
• Subjects: 425; LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / Reference; Contrastive linguistics; Semantics, Comparative; Chinese language -- Aspect; English language -- Aspect; LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / General
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781136944895; 1136944893
• Access Rights: Legal Deposit; Only available on premises controlled by the deposit library and to one user at any one time; The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK).
• Access Usage: Restricted: Printing from this resource is governed by The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK) and UK copyright law currently in force.