Mandarin Chinese: A Functional Reference Grammar

Li, Charles N. N.; Thompson, Sandra A.

ISBN 10: 0520066103 / ISBN 13: 9780520066106

Published by University of California Press, 1989

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Mandarin Chinese: A Functional Reference Grammar
• Publisher: University of California Press
• Publication Date: 1989
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0520066103
• ISBN 13: 9780520066106
• Binding: Soft cover
• Condition: good

About this title

Synopsis

This reference grammar provides, for the first time, a description of the grammar of Mandarin Chinese, the official spoken language of China and Taiwan, in functional terms, focusing on the role and meanings of word-level and sentence-level structures in actual conversations.

About the Author

Charles N. Li is Professor of Linguistics and Chairperson, Linguistics Department, University of California, Santa Barbara. Sandra A. Thompson is Professor of Linguistics, University of California, Santa Barbara.