1st Edition
Jin Chinese Grammar II Syntax and Modality of Northern Shaanxi Dialects
By Xing Xiangdong
Copyright 2023
234 Pages
by
Routledge
234 Pages
by
Routledge
234 Pages
by
Routledge
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This book is the second volume of a two-volume set that synchronically and diachronically studies the Jin dialect of Northern Shaanxi Province in China, with a focus on six grammatical features of the dialect. The Jin dialect of Northern Shaanxi is one of the most ancient, complicated, and representative dialects of the Yellow River region and figures prominently in our understanding of the... Read more
1. Subjunctive Mood 2. Means of Expressions of Complex Sentence Relationships 3. Embedded Sentence Patterns: Ba-construction combined with Jiao-construction 4. A-not-A Questions 5. The Formation of Imperative Modal Particle “Zhe” in Modern Chinese Dialects 6. Sound Variation of Grammatical Constituents 7. Strengthening Diachronic Comparative Study on Chinese Dialectal Grammar
Biography
Xing Xiangdong is a professor in the College of Arts at Shaanxi Normal University, China. His research and work focus on Chinese dialects, especially dialects of Northwestern China.
