Space in Languages of China - Cross-linguistic, Synchronic and Diachronic Perspectives (Hardcover, 2008 ed.)

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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