Prosodic Syntax in Chinese: Theory and Facts by Feng Shengli (English) Hardcover

Description: Prosodic Syntax in Chinese by Feng Shengli This book has shown that prosody has played a crucial role in triggering the many changes in the diachronic development of Chinese. It is claimed that prosody can be an important factor in triggering, balancing and finally terminating changes in the syntactic evolution of Chinese. FORMAT Hardcover LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description In the two volumes of Prosodic Syntax in Chinese, the author develops a new model, which proposes that the interaction between syntax and prosody is bi-directional and that prosody not only constrains syntactic structures but also activates syntactic operations. All of the facts investigated in Chinese provide new perspectives for linguistic theories as well as insights into the nature of human languages. The subtitles of the two volumes are Theory and Facts and History and Change respectively, with each focusing on different topics (though each volume has both theoretical and historical descriptive concerns). This book has shown that prosody has played a crucial role in triggering the many changes in the diachronic development of Chinese. On the one hand, this book investigates the existence of SOV structures in Early Archaic Chinese, a SVO language, and then demonstrates the role of VO prosody in causing the disappearance of the remnant structures after the Han Dynasty. On the other hand, this book surveys the historical evidence for analyses of bei passives and Ba-constructions, and then offers a prosodic analysis on the origin of these two sentence patterns in Chinese. It is claimed that prosody can be an important factor in triggering, balancing and finally terminating changes in the syntactic evolution of Chinese. Author Biography Feng Shengli is Professor of Chinese Linguistics at the Chinese University of Hong Kong. His research interests include prosodic syntax, poetic prosody, historical syntax and exegesis. Table of Contents List of figures List of tablesList of abbreviationsPreface to the Revised Chinese Edition Preface to the First Chinese Edition Chapter 1 Introduction Chapter 2 Some Relevant Concepts in Prosodic Phonology Chapter 3 Words and Phrases Chapter 4 The VP-Prosody: Balance between the Left and the Right Chapter 5 Prosodically Motivated Syntactic Operations BibliographyIndex Details ISBN1138578916 Author Feng Shengli Publisher Taylor & Francis Ltd Series Chinese Linguistics ISBN-10 1138578916 ISBN-13 9781138578913 Format Hardcover Imprint Routledge Subtitle Theory and Facts Place of Publication London Country of Publication United Kingdom Affiliation Professor of Chinese linguistics at the Chinese University of Hong Kong. Year 2019 DEWEY 495.116 Pages 312 Publication Date 2019-05-15 Language English UK Release Date 2019-05-15 AU Release Date 2019-05-15 NZ Release Date 2019-05-15 Translator Ma Baopeng Illustrations 4 Tables, black and white; 2 Line drawings, black and white; 2 Illustrations, black and white Alternative 9780367729400 Audience Tertiary & Higher Education We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! TheNile_Item_ID:135982757;

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