The Handbook of Chinese Linguistics presents critical overviews of a wide range of major topics in Chinese linguistics, and is the first book to introduce Chinese linguistics from the perspective of modern theoretical and formal linguistics. Offers readers a balanced and accessible introduction to some of the most important results of research into Chinese linguistics carried out by theoretical linguists during the last thirty years Topics covered include, among others, syntax, morphology, phonetics, phonology, language acquisition, historical linguistics, and psycholinguistics, with each…mehr
The Handbook of Chinese Linguistics presents critical overviews of a wide range of major topics in Chinese linguistics, and is the first book to introduce Chinese linguistics from the perspective of modern theoretical and formal linguistics.
Offers readers a balanced and accessible introduction to some of the most important results of research into Chinese linguistics carried out by theoretical linguists during the last thirty years Topics covered include, among others, syntax, morphology, phonetics, phonology, language acquisition, historical linguistics, and psycholinguistics, with each chapter outlining and assessing the major achievements and controversies of research undertaken in that subject Contributors present their own research in their field of expertise, along with competitor theories and analyses Edited by a team of leading figures in the field, all with vast research experience in this area
C.-T. James Huang is Professor of Linguistics at Harvard University. His research interests lie in natural language syntax, the relationship between syntax and semantics, and parametric syntax with special focus on Chinese and other East Asian languages. He has published articles in a range of journals, including Linguistic Inquiry, Language, and Natural Language, and is the author of Between Syntax and Semantics (2009), The Syntax of Chinese (with Audrey Li and Yafei Li, 2009), and founding co-editor of Journal of East Asian Linguistics. Y.-H. Audrey Li is Professor of Linguistics and East Asian Languages and Cultures at the University of Southern California. She has authored and edited several books, including Essays on the Representational and Derivational Nature of Grammar (with Joseph Aoun, 2003), Functional Structure(s), Form and Interpretation (edited with Andrew Simpson, 2003), and The Syntax of Chinese (with James Huang and Yafei Li, 2009). She has also published in a number of linguistic journals including the Journal of East Asian Linguistics, Language and Linguistic Inquiry. Andrew Simpson is Professor of Linguistics and East Asian Languages and Cultures at the University of Southern California. He is the author of Wh-Movement and the Theory of Feature Checking (2000), and editor of Language and National Identity in Asia (2007), and Language and National Identity in Africa (2008). He has published articles in a number of Linguistic journals, including Linguistic Inquiry, Language, Lingua, and The Journal of East Asian Linguistics. He is also joint general editor of The Journal of East Asian Linguistics.
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List of Figures vii List of Tables ix Notes on Contributors x Foreword xiv Part I Syntax, Semantics, and Morphology 1 1 Morphology 3 Wei-Wen Roger Liao 2 Classifiers 26 Francesca del Gobbo 3 Adverbial Adjuncts in Mandarin Chinese 49 Thomas Ernst 4 Light Verbs 73 T.-H. Jonah Lin 5 Topic and Focus 100 Shu-Ing Shyu 6 Aspect 126 Hooi Ling Soh 7 Sentence-Final Particles 156 Andrew Simpson 8 Wh-Expressions in Mandarin Chinese 180 Jo-Wang Lin 9 Quantification and Scope 208 Yen-Hui Audrey Li 10 The Syntactic Structure of Noun Phrases 248 Lisa L.-S. Cheng and Rint Sybesma 11 Ellipsis 275 Yen-Hui Audrey Li and Ting-Chi Wei 12 Causal VVs in Mandarin 311 Alexander Williams 13 Comparatives 342 Chen-Sheng Luther Liu Part II Phonetics, Phonology, and Prosody 367 14 Chinese Phonetics 369 Wai-Sum Lee and Eric Zee 15 Segmental Phonology 400 Yen-Hwei Lin 16 Syllable Structure and Stress 422 San Duanmu 17 Tones, Tonal Phonology, and Tone Sandhi 443 Jie Zhang 18 Prosody and Syntax 465 Andrew Simpson Part III Language Acquisition and Psycholinguistics 493 19 Bilingual and Multilingual Acquisition of Chinese 495 Stephen Matthews and Virginia Yip 20 Neurocognitive Approaches to the Processing of Chinese 511 Ping Li, Hua Shu, and Youyi Liu Part IV Historical Linguistics 535 21 Historical Syntax of Chinese 537 Shengli Feng 22 Historical Phonology of Chinese 576 Zev Handel Part V Morpho-Syntax of Other Non-Mandarin Varieties of Chinese 599 23 Aspects of Cantonese Grammar 601 Sze-Wing Tang and Siu-Pong Cheng 24 Taiwanese Hokkien/Southern Min 629 Miao-Ling Hsieh Index 657
List of Figures vii List of Tables ix Notes on Contributors x Foreword xiv Part I Syntax, Semantics, and Morphology 1 1 Morphology 3 Wei-Wen Roger Liao 2 Classifiers 26 Francesca del Gobbo 3 Adverbial Adjuncts in Mandarin Chinese 49 Thomas Ernst 4 Light Verbs 73 T.-H. Jonah Lin 5 Topic and Focus 100 Shu-Ing Shyu 6 Aspect 126 Hooi Ling Soh 7 Sentence-Final Particles 156 Andrew Simpson 8 Wh-Expressions in Mandarin Chinese 180 Jo-Wang Lin 9 Quantification and Scope 208 Yen-Hui Audrey Li 10 The Syntactic Structure of Noun Phrases 248 Lisa L.-S. Cheng and Rint Sybesma 11 Ellipsis 275 Yen-Hui Audrey Li and Ting-Chi Wei 12 Causal VVs in Mandarin 311 Alexander Williams 13 Comparatives 342 Chen-Sheng Luther Liu Part II Phonetics, Phonology, and Prosody 367 14 Chinese Phonetics 369 Wai-Sum Lee and Eric Zee 15 Segmental Phonology 400 Yen-Hwei Lin 16 Syllable Structure and Stress 422 San Duanmu 17 Tones, Tonal Phonology, and Tone Sandhi 443 Jie Zhang 18 Prosody and Syntax 465 Andrew Simpson Part III Language Acquisition and Psycholinguistics 493 19 Bilingual and Multilingual Acquisition of Chinese 495 Stephen Matthews and Virginia Yip 20 Neurocognitive Approaches to the Processing of Chinese 511 Ping Li, Hua Shu, and Youyi Liu Part IV Historical Linguistics 535 21 Historical Syntax of Chinese 537 Shengli Feng 22 Historical Phonology of Chinese 576 Zev Handel Part V Morpho-Syntax of Other Non-Mandarin Varieties of Chinese 599 23 Aspects of Cantonese Grammar 601 Sze-Wing Tang and Siu-Pong Cheng 24 Taiwanese Hokkien/Southern Min 629 Miao-Ling Hsieh Index 657
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