The functional perspective on Chinese syntax has yielded various new achievements since its introduction to Chinese linguistics in the 1980s. This two-volume book is one of the earliest and most influential works to study the Chinese language using functional grammar. Using local Beijing vernacular as a basis, the information structure and focus structure of the Chinese languag...(展开全部)

The functional perspective on Chinese syntax has yielded various new achievements since its introduction to Chinese linguistics in the 1980s. This two-volume book is one of the earliest and most influential works to study the Chinese language using functional grammar. Using local Beijing vernacular as a basis, the information structure and focus structure of the Chinese languag...(展开全部)

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.

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

A Reference Grammar of Chinese is a comprehensive and up-to-date guide to the linguistic structure of Chinese, covering all of the important linguistic features of the language and incorporating insights gained from research in Chinese linguistics over the past thirty years. With contributions from twenty-two leading Chinese linguists, this authoritative guide uses large-scale ...(展开全部)

This book explores how fieldwork has been used　to research Chinese history in the past and new ways that others might use in it the future. It introduces the previous generations of scholars who ventured out of the archive to conduct local investigations in Chinese cities, villages, farms and temples. It goes on to present the techniques of historical fieldwork, providing guida...(展开全部)

赵元任（1892.11.3—1982.2.24），汉族，字宣仲，又字宜重，原籍江苏武进（今常州）。清朝著名诗人赵翼后人。现代著名学者、语言学家、音乐家。 赵元任先后任教于美国康乃尔大学、哈佛大学、中国清华大学、中央研究院史语所、美国夏威夷大学、耶鲁大学、哈佛大学、密歇根大学，1947-1963年任教于加州大学伯克利分校并在伯克利退休。赵元任先后获美国普林斯顿大学（1946）、加州大学（1962）、俄亥俄州立大学（1970）荣誉博士学位，加州大学“教授研究讲师”（1967），北京大学荣誉教授（1981）。 赵元任是中国现代语言学先驱，被誉为“中国现代语言学之父”，同时也是中国现代音乐学之先驱，“中国科学社”的创始人之一。其语言学代表作有《现代吴语的研究》《中国话的文法》《国语留声片课本》等，音乐方面的代表作有《教我如何不想她》《海韵》《厦门大学校歌》等...(展开全部)

This third edition of An Introduction to Functional Grammar has been extensively revised. While retaining the organization and coverage of the earlier editions, it incorporates a considerable amount of new material. This includes strengthening the grammar through the use of data from a large-scale corpus, upgrading the description throughout, and giving greater emphasis to the ...(展开全部)