Numeral Classifiers in Chinese
Numeral Classifiers in Chinese
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Summary
This book studies the syntax and semantics of numeral classifiers in Mandarin and other Chinese languages. It explores how Chinese classifiers are semantically interpreted in syntactic contexts and how semantic functions of classifiers are realized at the syntactic level.
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Numeral Classifiers in Chinese by Xuping Li
This book studies the syntax and semantics of numeral classifiers in Mandarin and other Chinese languages. It explores how Chinese classifiers are semantically interpreted in syntactic contexts and how semantic functions of classifiers are realized at the syntactic level. The book is a contribution to formal Chinese linguistics, and to the understanding of grammatical properties of nominal phrases in Chinese and East Asian languages.Xuping Li, Center for the Study of Language and Cognition, Zhejiang University, China.
| SKU | Unavailable |
| ISBN 13 | 9783110287639 |
| ISBN 10 | 3110287633 |
| Title | Numeral Classifiers in Chinese |
| Author | Xuping Li |
| Series | Trends In Linguistics Studies And Monographs [Tilsm] |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Publisher | De Gruyter |
| Year published | 2013-08-19 |
| Number of pages | 324 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
| Note | Unavailable |