Corpus-based contrastive studies of English and Chinese / by Richard Xiao and Tony McEnery.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

McEnery, Tony, 1964-

Contributor:

Xiao, Richard.

Series:

Routledge advances in corpus linguistics ; 11.

Routledge advances in corpus linguistics ; 11

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Contrastive linguistics.

Semantics, Comparative.

Chinese language--Aspect.

Chinese language.

English language--Aspect.

English language.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (216 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

New York : Routledge, 2010.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This book is concerned with cross-linguistic contrast of major grammatical categories in English and Chinese, two most important yet genetically different world languages. This genetic difference has resulted in many subsidiary differences that are, among other things, related to grammar. Compared with typologically related languages, cross-linguistic contrast of English and Chinese is more challenging yet promising. The main theme of this book lies in its focus on cross-linguistic contrast of aspect-related grammatical categories, or, grammatical categories that contribute to aspectual meanin

Contents:

Book Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; Tables; Figures; Abbreviations; Acknowledgements; 1 Introduction; 2 Aspect Marking in English and Chinese; 3 Temporal Adverbials and Telicity in English and Chinese; 4 Quantifying Constructions in English and Chinese; 5 Passives in English and Chinese; 6 Negation in English and Chinese: Variants and Variations; 7 Negation in English and Chinese: Special Usages; 8 Challenge and Promise, and the Way Forward; Notes; Bibliography; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-136-94489-3

1-136-94490-7

1-282-65961-8

9786612659614

0-203-84795-4

9780203847954

OCLC:

646788155