LINGUIST List 17.1669

Fri Jun 02 2006

Books: General Linguistics: Halliday, Webster (Ed)

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Directory         1.    Adam Green, Studies in Chinese Language: Halliday, Webster (Ed)
Message 1: Studies in Chinese Language: Halliday, Webster (Ed)
Date: 31-May-2006
From: Adam Green <agreencontinuumbooks.com>
Subject: Studies in Chinese Language: Halliday, Webster (Ed)


Title: Studies in Chinese Language Published: 2006 Publisher: Continuum International Publishing Group Ltd
                http://www.continuumbooks.com

Author: M.A.K Halliday, University of Sydney Editor: Jonathan J Webster, City University of Hong Kong Hardback: ISBN: 0826458742 Pages: 400 Price: U.S. $ 150.00
Hardback: ISBN: 0826458742 Pages: 400 Price: U.K. £ 75.00
Abstract:

Studies in Chinese Language, the eighth volume in the collected works ofProfessor M.A.K. Halliday, approaches the Chinese language from severalinteresting vantage points, ranging from studies of medieval to moderngrammar, and also covering topics related to Chinese phonology, grammar anddiscourse. Professor Halliday's PhD thesis provided the basis for the firstpaper in this volume, "The Language of the Chinese 'Secret History of theMongols'" (with examples from the book on CD-ROM). The final section on"Grammar and discourse" includes papers looking at grammatical metaphor andscientific discourse in both Chinese and English.

Linguistic Field(s): General Linguistics
Written In: English (eng )

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