516 Pages
75 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
516 Pages
75 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
516 Pages
75 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
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As the first volume of a two-volume set that presents a comprehensive syntactical picture of Singapore Mandarin, this title discusses the distinguishing characteristics of the Chinese language and describes the grammar of Singapore Mandarin.
The book first provides an overview of the grammar of Singapore Mandarin and compares it with Chinese Mandarin (Putonghua). As a variety of Mandarin... Read more
1. Introduction 2. Five Basic Types of Phrase 3. Word Classes 4. Sentences 5. Subject and Predicates 6. Predicates and Objects 7. Predicates and Complements 8. Attributes and Adverbials 9. Complex Predicate Phrases 10. Prepositions and Prepositional Phrases
Biography
Lu Jianming is a professor and doctoral supervisor in the Chinese Department at Peking University, China. He has been teaching and researching on modern Chinese studies for more than 60 years and has served as President of the World Chinese Teaching Association and President of the International Chinese Linguistic Society.
