This new edition is a concise reference guide to modern Chinese grammar. It presents a description of the language setting out the complexities in short, readable sections. Features include: a new chapter on paragraph development; Chinese characters, as well as pinyin; translations into English. @contents: Selected Contents: Introduction 1 Nouns 2 Numerals 3 Measures for nouns 4 Pronouns 5 Adjectives and attributives 6 Predicates 7 The verb y{ov}u 8 Aspect markers 9 Motion verbs 10 Time 11 Location 12 Duration and frequency 13 Complements 14 Adverbials 15 Modal and similar verbs 16 Statements 17 Questions 18 Subject and predicate 19 Prepositions and coverbs 20 B{av} and b�i constructions 21 Serial constructions 22 Emphasis 23 Abbreviation and omission 24 Composite sentences 25 Exclamations 26 Sample Paragraphs Glossary Index
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Yip Po Ching is Senior Lecturer in Chinese Studies and Don Rimmington is Professor of East Asian Studies, both at the University of Leeds.
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