Diachronic Changes Underlying Synchronic Distribution - Scalar Inferences and Word Order (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2018)

This book deals with synchronic variation in Chinese through a diachronic lens, based on the evidence from a quantitative, longitudinal corpus study. Departing from the traditional analysis in diachronic changes in Chinese linguistics, the cognitive constructionist approach employed in this book is able to capture incremental changes by combining syntax, semantics, and pragmatics. Topics such as word order, focus, scopes of quantifiers, information structure, and negation have been important issues in linguistics, but they are rarely integrated as a whole. The book makes their diachronic interactions available to the students and researchers in the fields of general and Chinese linguistics.

General

Imprint:	Springer Verlag, Singapore
Country of origin:	Singapore
Series:	Studies in East Asian Linguistics
Release date:	May 2018
First published:	2018
Authors:	I-Hsuan Chen
Dimensions:	235 x 155mm (L x W)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	240
Edition:	1st ed. 2018
ISBN-13:	978-981-13-0169-8
Categories:	Books > Language & Literature > Literary & linguistic reference works > General Books > Language & Literature > Language & linguistics > Historical & comparative linguistics > General Books > Language & Literature > Language & linguistics > Semantics (meaning) > Pragmatics
LSN:	981-13-0169-7
Barcode:	9789811301698

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