LINGUIST List 26.5283

Wed Nov 25 2015

Books: A Grammar of Mandarin: Wiedenhof

Editor for this issue: Sara Couture <saralinguistlist.org>


Date: 06-Nov-2015
From: Karin Plijnaar <karin.plijnaarbenjamins.nl>
Subject: A Grammar of Mandarin: Wiedenhof
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Title: A Grammar of Mandarin
Published: 2015
Publisher: John Benjamins
                http://www.benjamins.com/

Book URL: https://benjamins.com/catalog/z.197

Author: Jeroen Wiedenhof
Electronic: ISBN: 9789027267757 Pages: Price: Europe EURO 36.00
Electronic: ISBN: 9789027267757 Pages: Price: U.S. $ 54.00
Electronic: ISBN: 9789027267757 Pages: Price: U.K. £ 30.00
Hardback: ISBN: 9789027212276 Pages: Price: U.K. £ 88.00
Hardback: ISBN: 9789027212276 Pages: Price: U.S. $ 158.00
Hardback: ISBN: 9789027212276 Pages: Price: Europe EURO 111.30
Paperback: ISBN: 9789027212283 Pages: Price: Europe EURO 38.16
Paperback: ISBN: 9789027212283 Pages: Price: U.S. $ 54.00
Paperback: ISBN: 9789027212283 Pages: Price: U.K. £ 30.00
Abstract:

A fascinating description of a global language, A Grammar of Mandarin combines broad perspectives with illuminating depth. Crammed with examples from everyday conversations, it aims to let the language speak for itself. The book opens with an overview of the language situation and a thorough account of Mandarin speech sounds. Nine core chapters explore syntactic, morphological and lexical dimensions. A final chapter traces the Chinese character script from oracle-bone inscriptions to today’s digital pens.

This work will cater to language learners and linguistic specialists alike. Easy reference is provided by more than eighty tables, figures, appendices, and a glossary. The main text is enriched by sections in finer print, offering further analysis and reflection. Example sentences are fully glossed, translated, and explained from diverse angles, with a keen eye for recent linguistic change. This grammar, in short, reveals a Mandarin language in full swing.

Linguistic Field(s): General Linguistics
                            Morphology
                            Syntax
                            Writing Systems

Subject Language(s): Chinese, Mandarin (cmn)

Written In: English (eng)

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