The Development of the Chinese Cleft Construction : A Diachronic Constructional Approach.

This book explores the development of the Chinese cleft construction through the lens of Diachronic Construction Grammar. It sheds light on the evolution of focus structures, the expansion of constructional networks, and the typology of focus devices across languages.

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Prelim pages --
Dedication --
Table of contents --
List of tables --
List of figures --
Abbreviations --
Acknowledgements --
Introduction --
The Chinese cleft construction --
A constructional analysis of the cleft construction in Modern Chinese --
The development of the Chinese copular construction --
The development of the VP de cleft construction --
The development of the Chinese V de O cleft construction --
Moving beyond the cleft --
Bibliography --
Appendix --
Index
1. Verfasser:
Zhan, Fangqiong
Format:
Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:
Englisch
Veröffentlicht:
Amsterdam/Philadelphia : John Benjamins Publishing Company, 2026.
Ausgabe:
1st ed.
Zusammenfassung:
This book explores the development of the Chinese cleft construction through the lens of Diachronic Construction Grammar. It sheds light on the evolution of focus structures, the expansion of constructional networks, and the typology of focus devices across languages.
Umfang:
1 online resource (227 pages)
ISBN:
90-272-4398-0
9789027243980
Schlagworte:
Chinese language > Syntax
Construction grammar
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