Tense and Aspect in Han Period Chinese
| Author | : Barbara Meisterernst |
| Publisher | : Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG |
| Total Pages | : 490 |
| Release | : 2014-12-12 |
| ISBN-10 | : 9783110394016 |
| ISBN-13 | : 3110394014 |
| Rating | : 4/5 (014 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis Tense and Aspect in Han Period Chinese by : Barbara Meisterernst
Download or read book Tense and Aspect in Han Period Chinese written by Barbara Meisterernst and published by Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG. This book was released on 2014-12-12 with total page 490 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Many grammatical issues of Archaic and Medieval Chinese still lack a comprehensive analysis. The book provides the first thorough investigation of the syntactic and semantic constraints of the linguistic categories tense and aspect and their relation with the lexical aspect of the verb in Han period Chinese. The author uncovers fascinating details of a language with a highly restricted verbal morphology.