Jin Chinese Grammar II: Syntax and Modality of Northern Shaanxi Dialects

ISBN-13: 9781032357508 / Angielski / Twarda / 2022 / 264 str.

Xing Xiangdong

Opis

This book is the second volume of a two-volume set that synchronically and diachronically studies the Jin dialect in Northern Shaanxi Province in China, with a focus on six grammatical features of the dialect.

Spis treści

1. Subjunctive Mood  2. Means of Expressions of Complex Sentence Relationships  3. Embedded Sentence Patterns: Ba-construction combined with Jiao-construction  4. A-not-A Questions  5. The Formation of Imperative Modal Particle “Zhe” in Modern Chinese Dialects  6. Sound Variation of Grammatical Constituents  7. Strengthening Diachronic Comparative Study on Chinese Dialectal Grammar

O autorze

Xing Xiangdong is a professor in the College of Arts at Shaanxi Normal University, China. His research and work focus on Chinese dialects, especially dialects of Northwestern China.