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A grammar of Mandarin / Jeroen Wiedenhof.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Wiedenhof, Jeroen, author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Chinese language--Grammar.
- Chinese language.
- Mandarin dialects--Grammar.
- Mandarin dialects.
- Chinese language--Textbooks for foreign speakers--English.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (504 pages) : illustrations, maps
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Amsterdam, [Netherlands] ; Philadelphia, [Pennsylvania] : John Benjamins Publishing Company, 2015.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- A fascinating description of a global language, A Grammar of Mandarin combines broad perspectives with illuminating depth. Crammed with examples from everyday conversations, it aims to let the language speak for itself. The book opens with an overview of the language situation and a thorough account of Mandarin speech sounds. Nine core chapters explore syntactic, morphological and lexical dimensions. A final chapter traces the Chinese character script from oracle-bone inscriptions to today’s digital pens.This work will cater to language learners and linguistic specialists alike. Easy reference is provided by more than eighty tables, figures, appendices, and a glossary. The main text is enriched by sections in finer print, offering further analysis and reflection. Example sentences are fully glossed, translated, and explained from diverse angles, with a keen eye for recent linguistic change. This grammar, in short, reveals a Mandarin language in full swing.
- Contents:
- Intro
- A Grammar of Mandarin
- Title page
- LCC data
- Contents
- Symbols, abbreviations and other conventions
- Preface
- 1 Mandarin
- 2 Phonetics and phonology
- 3 Subordination
- 4 Nouns
- 5 Verbs
- 6 Properties and states
- 7 Negations and questions
- 8 Tense, aspect and mood
- 9 Counting and classifying
- 10 Morphology
- 11 Function words
- 12 The Chinese script
- Appendix A The International Phonetic Alphabet
- Appendix D The transcription of Mandarin
- Glossary
- References
- Index.
- Notes:
- Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph
- Includes bibliographical references.
- Description based on print version record.
- ISBN:
- 9789027267757
- 9027267758
- OCLC:
- 919452392
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