A Student Grammar of Chinese

ISBN-13: 9781009233491 / Angielski / Miękka / 2023 / 329 str.

Chu-Ren (Hong Kong Polytechnic University) Huang

Opis

An accessible introduction to Chinese grammar that focuses on patterns and rules, and their similarities and differences with English.

Spis treści

Preface; Glossary of grammar terms and abbreviations; The meanings of special symbols; Unit I. Introduction: 1. Chinese and Mandarin; 2. Chinese grammar; 3. Sound system; 4. Words and Chinese characters; Unit II. Parts of Speech: 5. Introduction of parts of speech in Chinese; 6. Nouns; 7. Numbers; 8. Measure words (Classifiers); 9. Pronouns; 10. Verbs; 11. Modal verbs; 12. Adjectives; 13. Adverbs; 14. Prepositions; 15. Conjunctions; 16. Particles; Unit III. Simple Sentences: 17. Introduction to simple sentences; 18. Elements of a sentence (1): subject and predicate; 19. Elements of a sentence (2): object; 20. Elements of a sentence (3): Complement; 21. Elements of a sentence (4): Attributive and adverbial; Unit IV. Special Sentences: 22. The 把 bǎ construction; 23. The被 bèi construction; 24. Questions; 25. Comparisons; 26. Existential sentences; 27. Emphatic sentences; Unit V. Complicated Sentences: 28. Compound sentences; 29. Complex sentences; Appendices.