Typological change in Chinese syntax
Interpreting the early history of Chinese, this title argues that Old Chinese was typologically a 'mixed' language. It shows that, though its dominant word order was subject-verb-object this coexisted with subject-object-verb. It also describes the typological changes that have taken place...
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Format: | eBook |
Language: | English |
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Oxford
Oxford University Press
2006, 2006
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Series: | Oxford linguistics / Oxford linguistics
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Collection: | Oxford University Press - Collection details see MPG.ReNa |
Summary: | Interpreting the early history of Chinese, this title argues that Old Chinese was typologically a 'mixed' language. It shows that, though its dominant word order was subject-verb-object this coexisted with subject-object-verb. It also describes the typological changes that have taken place since the Han period |
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Physical Description: | xii, 259 p. |
ISBN: | 9780191711299 0191711292 |