Diachronic Changes Underlying Synchronic Distribution: Scalar Inferences and Wor

Description: Diachronic Changes Underlying Synchronic Distribution by I-Hsuan Chen This book deals with synchronic variation in Chinese through a diachronic lens, based on the evidence from a quantitative, longitudinal corpus study. FORMAT Paperback LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Publisher 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. Back Cover 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. Author Biography I-Hsuan Chen is currently a postdoctoral fellow in the Department of Chinese and Bilingual Studies at the Hong Kong Polytechnic University. She received her PhD degree from the Department of Linguistics, University of California, Berkeley in 2015. Before joining the Hong Kong Polytechnic University, she held both research and lectureship positions at the Department of Linguistics and at the Department of East Asian Cultures and Languages, University of California, Berkeley. Her research areas include Chinese linguistics, historical linguistics, and cognitive linguistics primarily based on corpus analysis. She has published journal papers and book chapters covering synchronic and/or diachronic topics in semantics, syntax, and pragmatics in the field of Chinese Linguistics. She is a co-editor of the Cambridge Handbook of Chinese Linguistics, edited by Chu-ren Huang, Yen-hwei, and I-Hsuan Chen. The material for this book is based on her dissertation research, which was funded by the Chiang Ching-Kuo Foundation for International Scholarly Exchange. Table of Contents Introduction.- The Development of One-phrases as Minimizers in Chinese.- The Development of the Polysemous Fixed One-phrase in Mandarin Chinese.- The Emergence of Scalar Particles DOU and YE in OV Order in Mandarin Chinese.-One-phrases as Minimizers in Numeral Classifier Languages.- Synchronic Variations: One-phrases as Minimizers in Modern Mandarin Chinese.- Conclusion. Feature Offers a new perspective, constructionist approach in the field of historical linguistics Provides empirical evidence from corpus analysis covering a 2000-year time span Offers cross-linguistic comparisons of scalar inferences in the East Asian classifier languages Details ISBN9811343489 Language English ISBN-10 9811343489 ISBN-13 9789811343483 Format Paperback Subtitle Scalar Inferences and Word Order DEWEY 401.45 Imprint Springer Verlag, Singapore Place of Publication Singapore Country of Publication Singapore Pages 240 Publisher Springer Verlag, Singapore Year 2018 Publication Date 2018-12-29 Short Title Diachronic Changes Underlying Synchronic Distribution UK Release Date 2018-12-29 Illustrations 25 Illustrations, color; 14 Illustrations, black and white; XII, 240 p. 39 illus., 25 illus. in color. Author I-Hsuan Chen Edition Description Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 2018 Series Studies in East Asian Linguistics Alternative 9789811301698 Audience Professional & Vocational We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! TheNile_Item_ID:158850497;

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