Mandarin Chinese: A Functional Reference Grammar

Li, Charles N. And Sandra A. Thompson

ISBN 10: 0520042867 / ISBN 13: 9780520042865

Published by University of California Press, Berkeley, 1981

About this Item

Very good hardback copy in very good dustjacket. xviii, 691 pages.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Mandarin Chinese: A Functional Reference Grammar
• Publisher: University of California Press, Berkeley
• Publication Date: 1981
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0520042867
• ISBN 13: 9780520042865
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: First Edition.
• Condition: Very Good
• Book Type: Book

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Synopsis

This reference grammar provides, for the first time, a description of the grammar of Mandarin Chinese, the official spoken language of China and Taiwan, in functional terms, focusing on the role and meanings of word-level and sentence-level structures in actual conversations.

About the Author

Charles N. Li is Professor of Linguistics and Chairperson, Linguistics Department, University of California, Santa Barbara. Sandra A. Thompson is Professor of Linguistics, University of California, Santa Barbara.