This book investigates historical motivations for the emergence of the resultative construction in Chinese from the following four aspects: (a) disyllabificatio
This book discusses the way Chinese scholars developed a national grammar. Chinese didn’t develop grammar until China’s contact with Western grammar books i
Modern Mandarin Chinese Grammar Workbook is a book of exercises and language tasks for all learners of Mandarin Chinese. Divided into two sections, the Workbook
This book investigates historical motivations for the emergence of the resultative construction in Chinese from the following four aspects: (a) disyllabificatio
Modern Mandarin Chinese Grammar: A Practical Guide, third edition, is an innovative reference guide to Mandarin Chinese, combining traditional and function-base