Understanding the Chinese language : a comprehensive linguistic introduction

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Author(s): Chris Shei
Publisher: Taylor and Francis
Year: 2014

Language: English
Pages: 395

Cover......Page 1
Title Page......Page 4
Copyright Page......Page 5
Table of Contents......Page 6
List of figures......Page 7
List of tables......Page 8
Foreword......Page 9
List of abbreviations......Page 11
Introduction......Page 12
1 Chinese sounds......Page 24
2 Chinese words......Page 41
3 Chinese sentences......Page 100
4 Speech acts......Page 180
5 Sentence-final particles......Page 215
6 Chinese neologisms on the web......Page 330
Bibliography......Page 391
Index......Page 393