TY  - BOOK
AU  - Xiu-Zhi Zoe Wu,
AB  - This innovative study on the phenomenon of 'grammaticalization' and its manifestation in Chinese provides new insights into language change in Chinese and a large number of grammatical topics. Grammaticalization occurs in all of the world's languages. Xiu-Zhi Zoe Wu demonstrates general linguistic principles present and active in the phenomenon of grammaticalization whilst also describing the modelling of language in formal theoretical approaches to syntax; so this book fills two major gaps in the current study of linguistics. Grammaticalization and Language Change in Chinese illuminates how studies of language development and change provide special insights into the understanding of current, synchronic systems of language. Using patters from Chinese, the author establishes cross-linguistic generalizations about language change and grammaticalization. This book should be of great interest to Chinese linguists and readers interested in language change in different languages.
DO  - 10.4324/9780203420645
ID  - OAPEN ID: 1005899
ID  - OAPEN ID: OCN: 1135855704
ID  - OAPEN ID: http://library.oapen.org/handle/20.500.12657/24232
KW  - functional
KW  - head
KW  - completive
KW  - aspect
KW  - projections
KW  - tone
KW  - sandhi
KW  - small
KW  - clause
KW  - initial
KW  - thema EDItEUR::G Reference, Information and Interdisciplinary subjects::GT Interdisciplinary studies::GTM Regional / International studies
KW  - thema EDItEUR::J Society and Social Sciences::JB Society and culture: general::JBS Social groups, communities and identities::JBSL Ethnic studies
KW  - thema EDItEUR::J Society and Social Sciences::JP Politics and government
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LA  - English
LK  - https://directory.doabooks.org/handle/20.500.12854/32489
PB  - Taylor & Francis
PY  - 2004
SN  - 9780415336031;9780415864558;9781134307272;9781134307265;9781134307227
TI  - Grammaticalization and Language Change in Chinesenull
ER  - 
