Flexibility in the parts-of-speech system of Classical Chinese / Linlin Sun.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Sun, Linlin, author.

Series:

Trends in linguistics. Studies and monographs ; 334.

Trends in linguistics., Studies and monographs ; 334

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Chinese language--Parts of speech.

Chinese language.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (XVI, 283 p.)

Place of Publication:

Berlin ; Boston : De Gruyter Mouton, [2020]

Language Note:

In English.

Summary:

Based on empirical data from five classical texts, this study investigates flexibility of parts of speech in Classical Chinese. The findings suggest that flexibility in a parts-of-speech system can only be fully understood by integrating a wide range of aspects. The components needed to account for it include constructions, semantics, metonymies, metaphors, pragmatic implicatures - and world knowledge as reflected within a given culture.

Contents:

Frontmatter

Acknowledgements

Contents

List of figures

List of tables

List of abbreviations

1. Introduction

2. Background for studying flexibility in parts-of-speech systems

3. Syntactic observations on flexibility in Classical Chinese

4. Cognitive-semantic foundations of flexibility in Classical Chinese

5. Pragmatics of flexibility in Classical Chinese: The level of argument structure constructions

6. Conclusion

References

Appendix I

Appendix II

Index

Notes:

Description based on print version record.

Includes index.

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ISBN:

3-11-066079-2

OCLC:

1142192081