Space has long been a popular topic in linguistic research.
Numerous books on the subject have been published over the past
decade. However, none of these books were based on linguistic data
from Chinese and expressions of space in Chinese have been largely
neglected in past research. In this volume, not only Mandarin
Chinese (the standard language) is investigated; several other
dialects, as well as a minority language of China and Chinese Sign
Language are studied. Cross-linguistic, synchronic and diachronic
approaches are used to investigate phenomena related to space. The
authors of this book present different points of view on the
expression of space in language and related theoretical issues. As
the contributing scholars argue, Chinese shares many common
features with other languages, but also presents some particular
properties. Space is a topic that is both classical and modern, of
enduring interest. These studies of space give insight into not
only general linguistics but also other domains such as
anthropology and psychology.
General
| Imprint: |
Springer-Verlag New York
|
| Country of origin: |
United States |
| Release date: |
July 2008 |
| First published: |
2008 |
| Editors: |
Dan Xu
|
| Dimensions: |
235 x 155 x 17mm (L x W x T) |
| Format: |
Hardcover
|
| Pages: |
276 |
| Edition: |
2008 ed. |
| ISBN-13: |
978-1-4020-8320-4 |
| Categories: |
Books >
Language & Literature >
Language & linguistics >
General
|
| LSN: |
1-4020-8320-3 |
| Barcode: |
9781402083204 |
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