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Chinese Linguistics


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Chinese Linguistics series selects representative and frontier works in linguistic disciplines including lexicology, grammar, phonetics, dialectology, philology and rhetoric. Mostly published in Chinese before, the selection has had far-reaching influence on China’s linguistics and offered inspiration and reference for the world’s linguistics. The aim of this series is to reflect the general level and latest development of Chinese linguistics from an overall and objective view.

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Nouns and Verbs in Chinese

Nouns and Verbs in Chinese

1st Edition

Forthcoming

By Shen Jiaxuan
April 17, 2024

This two-volume set revisits the nature of nouns and verbs and linguistic categories in Chinese to unravel the different relationships between nouns and verbs in Chinese, English and other languages. The study seeks to break free from the shackles of Western linguistic paradigms, which are largely ...

Nouns and Verbs in Chinese II Consequences and Prospects

Nouns and Verbs in Chinese II: Consequences and Prospects

1st Edition

Forthcoming

By Shen Jiaxuan
April 17, 2024

As the second volume of a two-volume set that re-examines nouns and verbs in Chinese, this book investigates a wide range of linguistic phenomena in Chinese and other languages to substantiate the verbs-as-nouns theory proposed by the author. In an attempt to break free from the shackles of Western...

Nouns and Verbs in Chinese I Facts and Theories

Nouns and Verbs in Chinese I: Facts and Theories

1st Edition

By Shen Jiaxuan
September 08, 2023

As the first volume of a two-volume set that re-examines nouns and verbs in Chinese, this book proposes the verbs-as-nouns theory, corroborated by discussions of the nature and relationship between nouns and verbs in Chinese. Seeking to break free from the shackles of Western linguistic paradigms ...

Modern Chinese Complex Sentences

Modern Chinese Complex Sentences

1st Edition

By XING Fuyi
June 22, 2023

This book is a four-volume study on modern Chinese complex sentences, giving an overview and detailed analysis on the key attributes and three major types of this linguistic unit.Complex sentences in modern Chinese are unique in formation and meaning. The author proposes a tripartite classification...

Modern Chinese Complex Sentences IV General Review

Modern Chinese Complex Sentences IV: General Review

1st Edition

By XING Fuyi
June 22, 2023

This book is the final volume of a four-volume set on modern Chinese complex sentences, assessing the key attributes, related sentence structures, and semantic and pragmatic relevance of complex sentences. Complex sentences in modern Chinese are unique in formation and meaning. Following on from ...

A Brief History of the Chinese Language IV Old Chinese Lexicon

A Brief History of the Chinese Language IV: Old Chinese Lexicon

1st Edition

By Xi Xiang
March 15, 2023

As the fourth volume of a multi-volume set on the Chinese language, this book studies the lexical system of Old Chinese and the development of different types of lexicons during the period. Focusing on lexicons in Old Chinese, the early form of the Chinese language used between the 18th century BCE...

A Brief History of the Chinese Language V Middle Chinese Lexicon 1

A Brief History of the Chinese Language V: Middle Chinese Lexicon 1

1st Edition

By Xi Xiang
March 15, 2023

As the fifth volume of a multi-volume set on the Chinese language, this book studies the development of monosyllables and polysyllables in Middle Chinese and the overall evolution of lexical meanings during the period. Focusing on lexicons in Middle Chinese, the Chinese language used between the ...

A Brief History of the Chinese Language VI Middle Chinese Lexicon 2

A Brief History of the Chinese Language VI: Middle Chinese Lexicon 2

1st Edition

By Xi Xiang
March 15, 2023

As the sixth volume of a multivolume set on the Chinese language, this book studies the influence of foreign culture on Middle Chinese lexicon and the development of synonyms, idioms, and proverbs during the period. Focusing on lexicons in Middle Chinese, the middle form of the Chinese language ...

A Brief History of the Chinese Language VII Modern Chinese Lexicon 1

A Brief History of the Chinese Language VII: Modern Chinese Lexicon 1

1st Edition

By Xi Xiang
March 15, 2023

As the seventh volume of a multi-volume set on the Chinese language, this book studies the Mongolian influence on neologisms in Modern Chinese and innovations in word formation and lexical meanings during the period.Focusing on lexicons in Modern Chinese, the Chinese language used since the 13th ...

A Brief History of the Chinese Language VIII Modern Chinese Lexicon 2

A Brief History of the Chinese Language VIII: Modern Chinese Lexicon 2

1st Edition

By Xi Xiang
March 15, 2023

As the final volume of a multi-volume set on the Chinese language, this book studies the Western and Japanese influence on the lexicon of Modern Chinese, lexical developments in synonyms, idioms and proverbs in modern times, and lexical developments in contemporary times. This volume first ...

A Brief History of the Chinese Language

A Brief History of the Chinese Language

1st Edition

By Xi Xiang
March 10, 2023

The eight-volume set systematically studies the phonetic and lexical system and evolution of the Chinese language in three phases.The history of the Chinese language is generally split into three phases: 1) Old Chinese, the form of the Chinese language spoken between the 18th century BC and the 3rd...

Modern Chinese Complex Sentences III Adversative Type

Modern Chinese Complex Sentences III: Adversative Type

1st Edition

By XING Fuyi
February 24, 2023

This book is the third volume of a four-volume set on modern Chinese complex sentences, with a focus on adversative complex sentences and relevant forms. Complex sentences in modern Chinese are unique in formation and meaning. The author proposes a tripartite classification of Chinese complex ...

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