This book investigates historical motivations for the emergence of the resultative construction in Chinese from the following four aspects: (a) disyllabificatio

This book discusses the way Chinese scholars developed a national grammar. Chinese didn’t develop grammar until China’s contact with Western grammar books i

Modern Mandarin Chinese Grammar Workbook is a book of exercises and language tasks for all learners of Mandarin Chinese. Divided into two sections, the Workbook

This book investigates historical motivations for the emergence of the resultative construction in Chinese from the following four aspects: (a) disyllabificatio

Chinese grammar is characterized by its simple structure, lack of inflections, and wide use of monosyllabic morphemes. With the increased popularity of learning