Prosodic Syntax in Chinese: Theory and Facts

By Feng Shengli

Book Overview

This book has shown that prosody has played a crucial role in triggering the many changes in the diachronic development of Chinese. It is claimed that prosody can be an important factor in triggering, balancing and finally terminating changes in the syntactic evolution of Chinese.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1138578916
• ISBN13: 9781138578913
• Release Date: May 2019
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 312 Pages
• Weight: 1.50 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.1" x 9.2"