Focusing on the fundamental grammatical units and construction in modern Chinese, the title is the second volume of a classic on modern Chinese grammar by WANG Li, one of the most distinguished Chinese linguists. This volume discusses nine major grammatical components in modern Chinese: 1) copulas, 2) negation, 3) adverbs, 4) markers applied to indicate the features of words or phrases, 5) aspects that indicate the duration and status of events, 6) moods that helps express the emotions in language, 7) modal tertiaries, 8) connectives and 9) relative tertiaries. Including a wide variety of examples and analysis, this book is a must read for both Chinese language learners as well as researchers and students studying Chinese linguistics and modern Chinese grammar.

Book Information
ISBN 9781032319582
Author WANG Li
Format Hardback
Page Count 232
Imprint Taylor & Francis Ltd
Publisher Taylor & Francis Ltd