Chinese: An Essential Grammar (Routledge Essential Grammars)

Yip, Po-Ching; Rimmington, Don; Rimmington, Don

ISBN 10: 0415135354 / ISBN 13: 9780415135351

Published by Routledge (edition 1), 1997

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The item might be beaten up but readable. May contain markings or highlighting, as well as stains, bent corners, or any other major defect, but the text is not obscured in any way.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Chinese: An Essential Grammar (Routledge Essential Grammars)
• Publisher: Routledge (edition 1)
• Publication Date: 1997
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0415135354
• ISBN 13: 9780415135351
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition: 1.
• Condition: Fair

About this title

Synopsis

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  

About the Author

Yip Po Ching is Senior Lecturer in Chinese Studies and Don Rimmington is Professor of East Asian Studies, both at the University of Leeds.