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Typological Change in Chinese Syntax (Oxford Linguistics)
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Product Description
This new interpretation of the early history of Chinese argues that Old Chinese was typologically a "mixed" language. It shows that, though its dominant word order was subject-verb-object, this coexisted with subject-object-verb. Xu describes the typological changes that have taken place since
the Han period and shows how Chinese evolved into a more analytic language, supporting her exposition with abundant examples from recently discovered texts. She focusses on syntactic issues, but pays close attention to closely related changes in phonology and the writing system.
Product Details
- Amazon Sales Rank: #2034487 in Books
- Published on: 2006-11-23
- Number of items: 1
- Binding: Hardcover
- 272 pages
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About the Author
Dan Xu is at Institute of Oriental Languages and Civilizations, Paris (INALCO).
