The Diachronic Development of Modal Expressions in Chinese: From Late Archaic to Middle Chinese - Hardcover
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Availability:In StockContributor:Barbara MeisterernstSeries:Studies in Language Change [Slc] #18Publish date:2024-11-18Pages:385
Language:EnglishPublisher:de Gruyter MoutonISBN-13:9783110737783ISBN-10:3110737787UPC:9783110737783Book Category:Language Arts & Disciplines, Foreign Language StudyBook Subcategory:Linguistics, ChineseBook Topic:SyntaxSize:9.21 x 6.14 x 1.00 inchesWeight:1.702Product ID:SC76MRPW4V
The Diachronic Development of Modal Expressions in Chinese: From Late Archaic to Middle Chinese
The present study is the first to apply a syntactic approach to the grammaticalization of Chinese modals, based on hypotheses on cross-linguistic diachronic developments of modals from lexical to functional categories as upward movement on a functional spine. The temporal framework of the study covers Late Archaic and Middle Chinese. Early Middle Chinese is a crucial turning point for the...
Series: Studies in Language Change [Slc] #18
Language:EnglishPublisher:de Gruyter MoutonISBN-13:9783110737783ISBN-10:3110737787UPC:9783110737783Book Category:Language Arts & Disciplines, Foreign Language StudyBook Subcategory:Linguistics, ChineseBook Topic:SyntaxSize:9.21 x 6.14 x 1.00 inchesWeight:1.702Product ID:SC76MRPW4V
Barbara Meisterernst, National Tsing Hua University, Hsinchu, Taiwan, and University of Stuttgart.
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