Chinese Linguistics series selects representative and frontier works in linguistic disciplines including lexicology, grammar, phonetics, dialectology, philology and rhetoric. Mostly published in Chinese before, the selection has had far-reaching influence on China’s linguistics and offered inspiration and reference for the world’s linguistics. The aim of this series is to reflect the general level and latest development of Chinese linguistics from an overall and objective view.
By Xi Xiang
November 30, 2022
As the first volume of a multi-volume set on Chinese phonetics, this book gives a full picture of the historical development of the Chinese language and studies the phonetics of the early form of Chinese, i.e. Old Chinese.Chinese language history is generally split into three phases: 1) Old Chinese...
By Xi Xiang
November 30, 2022
As the second volume of a multi-volume set on Chinese phonetics, this book examines the phonetical systems of Middle Chinese and phonetical changes from Old Chinese to Middle Chinese.Chinese language history is generally split into three phases: 1) Old Chinese, the form of the Chinese language ...
By Xi Xiang
November 30, 2022
As the third volume of a multi-volume set on Chinese phonetics, this book examines the phonetical system of Modern Chinese and phonetical changes from Middle Chinese to Modern Chinese.Chinese language history is generally split into three phases: 1) Old Chinese, the form of the Chinese language ...
By XING Fuyi
November 30, 2022
This book is the first volume of a four-volume set on modern Chinese complex sentences, with a focus on the overall characteristics and the casual complex sentences in particular.Complex sentences in modern Chinese are unique information and meaning. The author proposes a tripartite classification ...
By Xing Xiangdong
November 28, 2022
In providing an analysis of the grammar of the dialect of seven counties along the Yellow River, this two-volume set synchronically and diachronically studies the Jin dialect of China’s Northern Shaanxi Province.The Jin dialect of Northern Shaanxi is one of the most ancient, complicated, and ...
By Xing Xiangdong
November 28, 2022
This book is the first volume of a two-volume set that synchronically and diachronically studies the Jin dialect in Northern Shaanxi Province in China, with a focus on the grammatical features of the pronouns, the aspect and appearance, and the tense system of the dialect.The Jin dialect in ...
By Xing Xiangdong
November 28, 2022
This book is the second volume of a two-volume set that synchronically and diachronically studies the Jin dialect in Northern Shaanxi Province in China, with a focus on six grammatical features of the dialect.The Jin dialect of Northern Shaanxi is one of the most ancient, complicated, and ...
By Shi Youwei
August 01, 2022
A loanword, or wailaici, is a word with similar meaning and phonetic form to a word from a foreign language that has been naturalized in the recipient language. From ancient times, cultural exchanges between China and other countries has brought and integrated a myriad of loanwords to the Chinese ...
By Liu Yuehua, Pan Wenyu, Gu Wei
April 29, 2022
Chinese grammar is characterized by its simple structure, lack of inflections, and wide use of monosyllabic morphemes. With the increased popularity of learning Chinese as a second language, there is a demand for a guide to Chinese grammar that's targeted at second language learners. This ...
By Liu Yuehua, Pan Wenyu, Gu Wei
April 29, 2022
Chinese grammar is characterized by its simple structure, lack of inflections, and wide use of monosyllabic morphemes. With the increasing popularity of learning Chinese as a second language, there is a demand for a guide to Chinese grammar that's targeted at second language learners. This ...
By Liu Yuehua, Pan Wenyu, Gu Wei
April 29, 2022
Chinese grammar is characterized by its simple structure, lack of inflections, and wide use of monosyllabic morphemes. With the increased popularity of learning Chinese as a second language, there is a demand for a guide to Chinese grammar that's targeted at second language learners. This ...
By Liu Yuehua, Pan Wenyu, Gu Wei
April 28, 2022
Chinese grammar is characterized by its simple structure, lack of inflections, and wide use of monosyllabic morphemes. With the increased popularity of learning Chinese as a second language, there is a demand for a guide to Chinese grammar that's targeted at second language learners. This ...
