Space in Languages of China

Space in Languages of China
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Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Total Pages : 276
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ISBN-10 : 9781402083211
ISBN-13 : 1402083211
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Book Synopsis Space in Languages of China by : Dan Xu

Download or read book Space in Languages of China written by Dan Xu and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2008-08-02 with total page 276 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Space has long been a popular topic in linguistic research. Numerous books on the subject have been published over the past decade. However, none of these books were based on linguistic data from Chinese and expressions of space in Chinese have been largely neglected in past research. In this volume, not only Mandarin Chinese (the standard language) is investigated; several other dialects, as well as a minority language of China and Chinese Sign Language are studied. Cross-linguistic, synchronic and diachronic approaches are used to investigate phenomena related to space. The authors of this book present different points of view on the expression of space in language and related theoretical issues. As the contributing scholars argue, Chinese shares many common features with other languages, but also presents some particular properties. Space is a topic that is both classical and modern, of enduring interest. These studies of space give insight into not only general linguistics but also other domains such as anthropology and psychology.


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