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Focus and Background Marking in Mandarin Chinese
System and Theory behind cai, jiu, dou and ye
Series: Routledge Studies in Asian Linguistics
This is an investigation into the grammaticalized system of focus-background agreement in Mandarin Chinese. The particles cái, jiù, dou and ye are, in a specific use type, shown to form the core of a highly systematic paradigm. This book is not just a valuable companion for anyone interested in...
Published October 1st 2012 by Routledge