基本説明
This pioneering work presents the results of recent research on two much discussed topics in Chinese linguistics: word-order change and grammaticalisation.
Full Description
A Stanford University Press classic.
Contents
1. Grammaticalization and the history of Chinese syntax; 2. Word-order change in prepositional phrases; 3. The BA construction and the grammaticalization of BA; 4. The history of LE; 5. The history of DE; 6. The historical syntax and the history of Chinese.