Research on Functional Grammar of Chinese I: Information Structure and Word Ordering Selection

Bojiang Zhang

ISBN 10: 1032236973 / ISBN 13: 9781032236971

Published by Taylor & Francis Ltd, 2021

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2021. 1st Edition. Paperback. . . . . . Books ship from the US and Ireland.

Seller Inventory # V9781032236971

Bibliographic Details

• Title: Research on Functional Grammar of Chinese I: Information Structure and Word Ordering Selection
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd
• Publication Date: 2021
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1032236973
• ISBN 13: 9781032236971
• Binding: Soft cover
• Condition: New

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Synopsis

The functional perspective on Chinese syntax has yielded various new achievements since its introduction to Chinese linguistics in the 1980s.

This two-volume book is one of the earliest and most influential works to study the Chinese language using functional grammar. With local Beijing vernacular (Pekingese) as a basis, the information structure and focus structure of the Chinese language are systematically examined. By using written works and recordings from Beijingers, the authors discuss topics such as the relationship between word order and focus, and the distinction between normal focus and contrastive focus.

In addition, the authors also subject the reference and grammatical categories of the Chinese language to a functional scrutiny while discussion of word classes and their functions creatively combines modern linguistic theories and traditional Chinese linguistic theories. This book will be of interest to students and scholars of Chinese linguistics and linguistics in general.

About the Author

Bojiang Zhang is a professor from the Institute of Literature, Chinese Academy of Social Sciences. He is currently the Editor-in-chief of Literary Review(«¿¿¿¿»). He is also a professor at University of Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, Fudan University and Renmin University of China. He has been working on syntactic theory, functional grammar and discourse analysis of Chinese.

Mei Fang is a professor from the Institute of Linguistics, Chinese Academy of Social Sciences. She is currently the Deputy Editor-in-chief of Studies of the Chinese Language ( «¿¿¿¿») and the vice president of Chinese Language Society. She has been working on Chinese grammar and discourse analysis with the functional approach, focusing on the emergent nature of grammatical patterns, pragmaticalization, and grammar in interaction.