Ever since the start of Chinese linguistic studies, the description of the Chinese particle LE has remained elusive. This book discusses the role so-called Chinese 'sentence LE' plays in the construction and maintenance of discourse. Series: Routledge Studies in Asian Linguistics. Num Pages: 304 pages, 1 black & white illustrations, 29 black & white tables, 1 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: 2GDC; CFG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 244 x 163 x 23. Weight in Grams: 584. . 2006. 1st Edition. hardcover. . . . . Books ship from the US and Ireland.

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Title: The Chinese Particle Le: Discourse Construction and Pragmatic Marking in Chinese: 06 (Routledge Studies in Asian Linguistics)
Publisher: Routledge
Publication Date: 2006
Language: English
ISBN 10: 0700714618
ISBN 13: 9780700714612
Binding: Hardcover
Condition: New

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Ever since the start of Chinese linguistic studies, the description of the Chinese particle LE has remained elusive. The classification has evolved from a listing of sentences and the discussion of contrastive pairs to a more context and discourse-oriented analysis. The development in recent years of inferential models and situation semantics has opened the way for a renewed study of the use of the Chinese particle LE. This book discusses the Chinese data from a 'mental space' perspective and finally reveals the role so-called Chinese 'sentence LE' plays in the construction and maintenance of discourse.

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