This new edition of Chinese: An Essential Grammar is an up-to-date and concise reference guide to modern Chinese grammar. Jargon free, it presents an accessible description of the language, focusing on the real patterns of use today. This Grammar aims to serve as a reference source for the learner
Chinese: An Essential Grammar
โ Scribed by Yip Po-Chin, Don Rimmington
- Year
- 2006
- Tongue
- English
- Leaves
- 257
- Edition
- 2
- Category
- Library
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โฆ Table of Contents
Book Cover
Half-Title
Series Title
Title
Copyright
Contents
Preface
Introduction
Part I: Nouns
1. Nouns
2. Numerals and nouns
3. Measures for nouns
4. Pronouns
5. Adjectives and attributives
Part II: Verbs
6. Adjectival and nominal predicates; the verb shรฌ
7. The verb y ห ou; comparisons
8. Verbs and aspect markers
9. Motion verbs and direction indicators
10. Verbs and time
11. Verbs and location
12. Verbs: duration and frequency
13. Verbs and complements
14. Verbs and adverbials
15. Modal and similar verbs
Part III: Sentences
16. Statements and the sentence particle le
17. Questions
18. Subject and predicate; topic and comment
19. Prepositions and coverbs
20. Ba and bรจi constructions
21. Serial constructions
22. Emphasis and the intensiyer shรฌ
23. Abbreviation and omission
24. Composite sentences: conjunctions and conjunctives
25. Exclamations and interjections; appositions; and apostrophes
Part IV: Paragraphs
Glossary of grammatical terms
Index
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