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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 gener...

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spelling oapen-20.500.12657-242322024-03-22T19:23:19Z Grammaticalization and Language Change in Chinese Xiu-Zhi Zoe Wu, functional head completive aspect projections tone sandhi small clause initial thema EDItEUR::G Reference, Information and Interdisciplinary subjects::GT Interdisciplinary studies::GTM Regional / International studies thema EDItEUR::J Society and Social Sciences::JB Society and culture: general::JBS Social groups, communities and identities::JBSL Ethnic studies thema EDItEUR::J Society and Social Sciences::JP Politics and government 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. 2019-11-21 14:23:24 2020-04-01T09:50:56Z 2020-04-01T09:50:56Z 2004 book 1005899 OCN: 1135855704 9780415336031;9780415864558;9781134307272;9781134307265;9781134307227 http://library.oapen.org/handle/20.500.12657/24232 eng Routledge Studies in Asian Linguistics application/pdf Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International 1005899.pdf https://www.taylorfrancis.com/books/9781134307272 Taylor & Francis 10.4324/9780203420645 10.4324/9780203420645 7b3c7b10-5b1e-40b3-860e-c6dd5197f0bb 9780415336031;9780415864558;9781134307272;9781134307265;9781134307227 open access
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