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This pioneering work makes available the results of the most recent research-not only the author's but that of scholars all over the world-on two of the most discussed topics in the history of Chinese: word-order change and grammaticalization.

A comprehensive 2006 introduction to the linguistic structure of Chinese, looking at its writing system, pronunciation, grammar and historical development.

Chinese is spoken by more people than any other language in the world, and has a rich social, cultural and historical background. This is a comprehensive guide to the linguistic structure of Chinese, providing an accessible introduction to each of the key areas. It describes the fundamentals of its writing system, its pronunciation and tonal sound system, its morphology (how words are structured), and its syntax (how sentences are formed) - as...