Chinese Middle Constructions

Lexical Middle Formation
1. Auflage 2018
ISBN: 978-981-10-6186-8
Verlag: Springer Nature Singapore

Buch, Englisch, Band 2, 290 Seiten, Format (B × H): 160 mm x 241 mm, Gewicht: 5915 g

Reihe: Frontiers in Chinese Linguistics

Clarifies the distinctions between middle voice and the middle construction
It is the first book to apply a parametric approach to the study of Chinese middle constructions
Has typological significance by placing Chinese language into lexical middle category
Enriches the study of middle constructions in Mandarin Chinese by using dialectal data

Zielgruppe

Research

Autoren/Hrsg.

Xiong, Jiajuan

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Sprachwissenschaft Grammatik, Syntax, Morphologie
• Geisteswissenschaften Sprachwissenschaft Einzelne Sprachen & Sprachfamilien

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Chapter 1 The Middle Voice vs. the Middle Construction.- Chapter 2 Middle Constructions: Previous Research.- Chapter 3 The Qilai Middle.- Chapter 4 The Hao and Rongyi/nan Middles.- Chapter 5 The De and Bu Middles.- Chapter 6 More on Chinese Middles.- Chapter 7 Conclusions.

Über Autor(innen)

Dr. Jiajuan Xiong is currently an associate professor at the School of Foreign Languages for Business, Southwestern University of Finance and Economics in Chengdu, China. Her areas of work include Chinese syntax, Sinhala syntax, synaesthesia and Buddhist philosophy of language. She received the Excellent Ph.D. Thesis award from Hong Kong University.