03646nam 2200565 450 991046725130332120200923020339.01-5015-0726-51-5015-0732-X10.1515/9781501507328(CKB)4100000002580324(MiAaPQ)EBC5311226(DE-B1597)483397(OCoLC)1029825012(OCoLC)1031868205(DE-B1597)9781501507328(Au-PeEL)EBL5311226(CaPaEBR)ebr11519139(OCoLC)1027202536(EXLCZ)99410000000258032420180319h20182018 uy 0engurcnu||||||||rdacontentrdamediardacarrierA grammar of Gan Chinese the Yichun language /XuPing LiBoston, [Massachusetts] ;Berlin, [Germany] :De Gruyter,2018.©20181 online resource (332 pages) illustrations, tablesSinitic Languages of China,2365-8398 ;Volume 11-5015-1579-9 Includes bibliographical references and index.Frontmatter -- Acknowledgements -- Preface -- List of abbreviations -- Contents -- 1. Gan and the Gan People -- 2. The Yichun sound system -- 3. Morphology -- 4. Personal pronouns -- 5. Possessives -- 6. Demonstratives -- 7. Numerals and classifiers -- 8. Adjectives and adjective phrases -- 9. Prepositions -- 10. Postpositions -- 11. Aspectuality -- 12. Modality -- 13. Negation -- 14. Resultative constructions -- 15. Ditransitives -- 16. BA constructions -- 17. Passives and causatives -- 18. Topic and focus related constructions -- 19. Relative clauses -- 20. Interrogatives -- 21. Clause linking: coordination and subordination -- References -- Index -- AppendixChina is very rich in language resources, and Mandarin is undoubtedly its most prestigious and well-known representative. Unfortunately, most of these languages remain understudied or even unstudied. Such is the case of Yichun Gan.Written in the style of a reference grammar, this book sets out to give a comprehensive and systematic description of Yichun grammar, with the aim of increasing readers' knowledge about Chinese languages other than Mandarin. In addition to common categories like nouns, verbs, adjectives and prepositions, the volume attempts to cover as many grammatical categories and constructions as possible, including the Sinitic-specific categories such as classifiers, the aspect system, postpositions and the object-marking BA constructions.To highlight its uniqueness, the book adopts a comparative perspective to contrast many features of Yichun Gan with Mandarin and other Sinitic languages. Our study shows that Yichun Gan possesses both Northern and Southern Chinese traits in many constructions, which supports its status as a transitional language.It will be of interest to linguists who wish to learn more about East Asian languages, and more specifically Sinitic languages.Sinitic languages of China ;Volume 1.Gan dialects (China)GrammarChinese languageDialectsGrammarElectronic books.Gan dialects (China)Grammar.Chinese languageDialectsGrammar.495.17Li XuPing1036178MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910467251303321A grammar of Gan Chinese2469118UNINA