Word-Class Flexibility in Classical Chinese

Verbal and Adverbial Uses of Nouns
Erscheinungsjahr 2011
ISBN: 978-90-04-20631-1
Verlag: Brill

Buch, Englisch, Band 2, 256 Seiten, Format (B × H): 165 mm x 244 mm, Gewicht: 590 g

Reihe: Conceptual History and Chinese Linguistics

The apparent flexibility of words in Classical Chinese with respect to traditional word classes has always posed a problem in the description of this language and has caused much misunderstanding. Moreover, it has been long understudied, along with the closely related theory of Classical Chinese word classes. This work seeks to summarize previous research on this issue, re-orientate the discourse and construe a new interpretative paradigm that would lead to a more complex and realistic view. It is principally based on a multi-disciplinary approach and supported by the theoretical framework of cognitive linguistics. The study deals with the very conception of word classes, but its focus lies in the analysis of verbal and adverbial functions of nouns.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Zadrapa, Lukas

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Sprachwissenschaft Grammatik, Syntax, Morphologie

Über Autor(innen)

Lukáš Zádrapa, Ph.D. (2009) in Languages of Asian and African Countries at Charles University in Prague, is Assistant Professor at IEAS of the same university. Most recently he has published a Czech translation with comments of Hanfeizi (Chan-fej-c’. Preklad, komentár, studie. Sv. 1., Academia 2011).