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Corpus-based contrastive studies of English and Chinese / / by Richard Xiao and Tony McEnery



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Autore: McEnery Tony <1964-, > Visualizza persona
Titolo: Corpus-based contrastive studies of English and Chinese / / by Richard Xiao and Tony McEnery Visualizza cluster
Pubblicazione: New York : , : Routledge, , 2010
Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (216 p.)
Disciplina: 425
Soggetto topico: Contrastive linguistics
Semantics, Comparative
Chinese language - Aspect
English language - Aspect
Altri autori: XiaoRichard  
Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Nota di contenuto: Book Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; Tables; Figures; Abbreviations; Acknowledgements; 1 Introduction; 2 Aspect Marking in English and Chinese; 3 Temporal Adverbials and Telicity in English and Chinese; 4 Quantifying Constructions in English and Chinese; 5 Passives in English and Chinese; 6 Negation in English and Chinese: Variants and Variations; 7 Negation in English and Chinese: Special Usages; 8 Challenge and Promise, and the Way Forward; Notes; Bibliography; Index
Sommario/riassunto: This book is concerned with cross-linguistic contrast of major grammatical categories in English and Chinese, two most important yet genetically different world languages. This genetic difference has resulted in many subsidiary differences that are, among other things, related to grammar. Compared with typologically related languages, cross-linguistic contrast of English and Chinese is more challenging yet promising. The main theme of this book lies in its focus on cross-linguistic contrast of aspect-related grammatical categories, or, grammatical categories that contribute to aspectual meanin
Titolo autorizzato: Corpus-based contrastive studies of English and Chinese  Visualizza cluster
ISBN: 1-136-94489-3
1-136-94490-7
1-282-65961-8
9786612659614
0-203-84795-4
Formato: Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
Record Nr.: 9910799967303321
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Serie: Routledge advances in corpus linguistics ; ; 11.