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Linguistic analysis of meaning and syntactic change in the grammaticalization of Chinese prepositions : charting the constraints of locality on language development through three millennia of Chinese documents /
The Chinese prepositions which have developed from verbs possess both verbal and prepositional functions. This amphibious nature of Chinese preposition is the result of the evolution of the Chinese language, and preserves the rich information of language change. This unique feature of Chinese prepos...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Lewiston, N.Y. :
Edwin Mellen Press,
©2010.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
| Sumario: | The Chinese prepositions which have developed from verbs possess both verbal and prepositional functions. This amphibious nature of Chinese preposition is the result of the evolution of the Chinese language, and preserves the rich information of language change. This unique feature of Chinese prepositions has attracted many linguists to describe and explain the changes of Chinese prepositions. This book is a description and explanation of the development of Chinese prepositions from both diachronic and synchronic perspectives. |
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| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (xviii, 235 pages) : illustrations |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780773418851 0773418857 |