This title investigates the origin and development of a range of grammatical words in Chinese and how such morphemes have undergone reanalysis as new functional categories via different mechanisms of grammaticalization. Series: Routledge Studies in Asian Linguistics. Num Pages: 336 pages, 18 line drawings. BIC Classification: 2GDC; CFK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 24. Weight in Grams: 635. . 2004. 1st Edition. hardcover. . . . . Books ship from the US and Ireland.

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Title: Grammaticalization and Language Change in Chinese: A formal view (Routledge Studies in Asian Linguistics)
Publisher: Routledge
Publication Date: 2004
Language: English
ISBN 10: 0415336031
ISBN 13: 9780415336031
Binding: Hardcover
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This innovative study on the phenomenon of 'grammaticalization' and its manifestation in Chinese provides new insights into language change in Chinese and a large number of grammatical topics. Grammaticalization occurs in all of the world's languages. Xiu-Zhi Zoe Wu demonstrates general linguistic principles present and active in the phenomenon of grammaticalization whilst also describing the modelling of language in formal theoretical approaches to syntax; so this book fills two major gaps in the current study of linguistics. Grammaticalization and Language Change in Chinese illuminates how studies of language development and change provide special insights into the understanding of current, synchronic systems of language. Using patters from Chinese, the author establishes cross-linguistic generalizations about language change and grammaticalization. This book should be of great interest to Chinese linguists and readers interested in language change in different languages.

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