Parts of Speech in Mandarin : the State of the Art /: the State of the Art. (2016)
- Record Type:
- Book
- Title:
- Parts of Speech in Mandarin : the State of the Art /: the State of the Art. (2016)
- Main Title:
- Parts of Speech in Mandarin : the State of the Art
- Further Information:
- Note: By Candice Chi-Hang Cheung.
- Authors:
- Cheung, Candice Chi-Hang
- Contents:
- Acknowledgments; Contents; Abbreviations; 1 Introduction; 1.1 Objectives; 1.2 Outline of This Book; 1.3 The Language; References; Part I Categories Found in Mandarin and the Indo-European Languages ; 2 Nouns; 2.1 Introduction; 2.2 Classification of Nouns; 2.2.1 Common Nouns; 2.2.1.1 Syntactic Properties of Common Nouns; 2.2.1.2 Interpretational Properties of Common Nouns; 2.2.1.3 Classification of Common Nouns; Count Nouns; Mass Nouns; Collective Nouns; Abstract Nouns; 2.2.2 Proper Names; 2.2.2.1 Syntactic Properties of Proper Names; 2.2.2.2 Interpretational Properties of Proper Names. 4.4 Distinguishing Adjectives from Stative Verbs4.5 Summary; References; 5 Prepositions; 5.1 Introduction; 5.2 Basic Properties of Prepositions and Categorization; 5.3 The Verbal Nature of Prepositions; 5.3.1 Compatibility with Aspect Markers; 5.3.2 Prepositions Functioning as Verbs; 5.4 Summary; References; 6 Adverbs; 6.1 Introduction; 6.2 Basic Properties of Adverbs; 6.3 Classification of Adverbs; 6.3.1 Sentence-level Adverbs; 6.3.1.1 Temporal Adverbs; 6.3.1.2 Attitude Adverbs; 6.3.2 VP-level Adverbs; 6.3.2.1 Manner Adverbs; 6.3.2.2 VP-Level Temporal Adverbs; 6.3.2.3 Degree Adverbs. 6.4 SummaryReferences; 7 Conjunctions; 7.1 Introduction; 7.2 Phrasal Conjunctions; 7.2.1 Conjunctions Conjoining Nouns or Noun Phrases; 7.2.2 Conjunctions Conjoining Adjectives or Adjectival Expressions; 7.2.3 Conjunctions Conjoining Verbs or Verb Phrases; 7.3 Clausal Conjunctions; 7.4 Summary; References; PartAcknowledgments; Contents; Abbreviations; 1 Introduction; 1.1 Objectives; 1.2 Outline of This Book; 1.3 The Language; References; Part I Categories Found in Mandarin and the Indo-European Languages ; 2 Nouns; 2.1 Introduction; 2.2 Classification of Nouns; 2.2.1 Common Nouns; 2.2.1.1 Syntactic Properties of Common Nouns; 2.2.1.2 Interpretational Properties of Common Nouns; 2.2.1.3 Classification of Common Nouns; Count Nouns; Mass Nouns; Collective Nouns; Abstract Nouns; 2.2.2 Proper Names; 2.2.2.1 Syntactic Properties of Proper Names; 2.2.2.2 Interpretational Properties of Proper Names. 4.4 Distinguishing Adjectives from Stative Verbs4.5 Summary; References; 5 Prepositions; 5.1 Introduction; 5.2 Basic Properties of Prepositions and Categorization; 5.3 The Verbal Nature of Prepositions; 5.3.1 Compatibility with Aspect Markers; 5.3.2 Prepositions Functioning as Verbs; 5.4 Summary; References; 6 Adverbs; 6.1 Introduction; 6.2 Basic Properties of Adverbs; 6.3 Classification of Adverbs; 6.3.1 Sentence-level Adverbs; 6.3.1.1 Temporal Adverbs; 6.3.1.2 Attitude Adverbs; 6.3.2 VP-level Adverbs; 6.3.2.1 Manner Adverbs; 6.3.2.2 VP-Level Temporal Adverbs; 6.3.2.3 Degree Adverbs. 6.4 SummaryReferences; 7 Conjunctions; 7.1 Introduction; 7.2 Phrasal Conjunctions; 7.2.1 Conjunctions Conjoining Nouns or Noun Phrases; 7.2.2 Conjunctions Conjoining Adjectives or Adjectival Expressions; 7.2.3 Conjunctions Conjoining Verbs or Verb Phrases; 7.3 Clausal Conjunctions; 7.4 Summary; References; Part II Categories Uniquely Available in Mandarin ; 8 Classifiers; 8.1 Introduction; 8.2 Distinguishing Sortal Classifiers from Measure Words; 8.3 Categorization: Sortal Classifiers versus Measure Words; 8.3.1 Sortal Classifiers; 8.3.2 Measure Words; 8.3.2.1 Standard Measure Words. … (more)
- Publisher Details:
- Singapore : Springer Singapore
- Publication Date:
- 2016
- Extent:
- 1 online resource (XIII, 146 pages)
- Subjects:
- 410
Linguistics
Chinese language
Comparative linguistics
Chinese language
Comparative linguistics
Linguistics
Linguistics
Chinese
Comparative Linguistics
Theoretical Linguistics
Electronic books
Electronic books - Languages:
- English
- ISBNs:
- 9789811003981
9789811003967
9811003963 - Related ISBNs:
- 981100398X
- Notes:
- Note: Includes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters and index.
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