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Diachronic Changes Underlying Synchronic Distribution: Scalar Inferences and Word Order

By I-Hsuan Chen

Book information

Publisher
Springer
Year
2018
ISBN
9811301697, 9789811301698
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
24 MB (24698817 bytes)
Series
Studies in East Asian Linguistics
Pages
240\250
Topic
Linguistics\\Linguistics
Time added
2018-06-01 18:56:29
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Description

This book deals with synchronic variation in Chinese through a diachronic lens, based on the evidence from a quantitative, longitudinal corpus study. Departing from the traditional analysis in diachronic changes in Chinese linguistics, the cognitive constructionist approach employed in this book is able to capture incremental changes by combining syntax, semantics, and pragmatics. Topics such as word order, focus, scopes of quantifiers, information structure, and negation have been important issues in linguistics, but they are rarely integrated as a whole. The book makes their diachronic interactions available to the students and researchers in the fields of general and Chinese linguistics.

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