Fundamental Structures of the Chinese Language: Topic-Comment and Other Key Structures

By: Taciana Fisac and Riccardo Moratto

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Synopsis: Fundamental Structures of the Chinese Language is an exceptional resource for understanding how Chinese grammar functions in natural discourse.This book departs from the conventional approach of superimposing grammatical constructs from English onto Chinese and focuses on the topic–comment structure inherent in the Chinese language. Constructions that are usually considered complex or challenging for students whose mother tongues are subject–verb–object languages will be more easily understandable with this analysis. Simple and complex verbal structures are discussed in depth with the incorporation of the aspect category, which provides an enormous richness of nuances in the internal development of the action, and word order is considered one of the key features of the Chinese language. All the explanations are applied to numerous examples of real Chinese texts.This textbook is a valuable resource for students, teachers, and researchers in Chinese language courses including Chinese translation, Chinese linguistics, and comparison linguistics in general.

Book Quality:: Publisher Quality
ISBN-13:: 9781003853541
Related ISBNs:: 9781003439271, 9781032574165, 9781003853527, 9781032574202
Publisher:: Taylor & Francis
Date of Addition:: 03/29/24
Copyrighted By:: Taciana Fisac and Riccardo Moratto, The right of Taciana Fisac and Riccardo Moratto to be identified as authors of this work has been asserted in accordance with sections
Adult content:: No
Language:: English
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Categories:: Nonfiction, Language Arts, Foreign Language Study
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