Word-class flexibility in classical Chinese : verbal and adverbial uses of nouns / by LukáA Zádrapa.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Zadrapa, Luka.

Series:

Conceptual history and Chinese linguistics ; 2.

Conceptual history and Chinese linguistics ; 2

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Chinese language--Nominals.

Chinese language.

Chinese language--Verbals.

Chinese language--Word formation.

Chinese language--Grammar, Historical.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (268 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Leiden ; Boston : Brill, 2011.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

The apparent flexibility of words in Classical Chinese with respect to traditional word classes has always posed a problem in the description of this language and has caused much misunderstanding. Moreover, it has been long understudied, along with the closely related theory of Classical Chinese word classes. This work seeks to summarize previous research on this issue, re-orientate the discourse and construe a new interpretative paradigm that would lead to a more complex and realistic view. It is principally based on a multi-disciplinary approach and supported by the theoretical framework of cognitive linguistics. The study deals with the very conception of word classes, but its focus lies in the analysis of verbal and adverbial functions of nouns.

Contents:

Preliminary Material / L. Zadrapa

Chapter One. Introduction / L. Zadrapa

Chapter Two. Historical Background / L. Zadrapa

Chapter Three. Modern Approaches / L. Zadrapa

Chapter Four. Early Chinese Morphology And HY / L. Zadrapa

Chapter Five. Word Classes In CC And CC Noun / L. Zadrapa

Chapter Six. Object Words Denoting Processes / L. Zadrapa

Chapter Seven. Object Words As Modifiers Of Action Words / L. Zadrapa

Chapter Eight. Conclusions And Prospects / L. Zadrapa

Literature / L. Zadrapa

Index / L. Zadrapa.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-283-16179-6

9786613161796

90-04-20641-8

OCLC:

743693833

Publisher Number:

10.1163/ej.9789004206311.i-256 DOI