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Corpus-Based Contrastive Studies of English and Chinese

Tony McEnery | Richard Xiao
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aspect
Aspect Markers
aspectual categories in English and Chinese
Atelic Situation
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contrastive linguistics
corpus linguistics methods
Cross-linguistic Contrast
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Detective Fi Ction
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Durational Adverbials
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grammatical aspect analysis
Imperfective Aspect Markers
Lexical Passives
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Modal Verbs
Modifi Er
Monolingual Comparable Corpora
negation structures research
Non-assertive Form
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Quantifi Ed
Quantifi Ers
Redundant Negation
Romantic Fi Ction
Signifi Cance Level
Subject Operator Inversions
Syntactic Passives
Target Native Language
temporal adverbials study
typological language comparison
viewpoint
Viewpoint Aspect
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Product details

  • ISBN 9781138809758
  • Weight: 317g
  • Dimensions: 152 x 229mm
  • Publication Date: 03 Jul 2014
  • Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd
  • Publication City/Country: GB
  • Product Form: Paperback
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This book is concerned with cross-linguistic contrast of major grammatical categories in English and Chinese, two most important yet genetically different world languages. This genetic difference has resulted in many subsidiary differences that are, among other things, related to grammar. Compared with typologically related languages, cross-linguistic contrast of English and Chinese is more challenging yet promising. The main theme of this book lies in its focus on cross-linguistic contrast of aspect-related grammatical categories, or, grammatical categories that contribute to aspectual meaning – both situation aspect at the semantic level and viewpoint aspect at the grammatical level – in English and Chinese.

The unique strength of this volume lies in that it is first corpus-based book contrasting English and Chinese. Given that the state of the art in language studies is to use corpora, the significance of the marriage between contrastive studies and the corpus methodology in this book is not to be underestimated.

About Richard Xiao | Tony McEnery
Richard Xiao is Senior Lecturer in English and Chinese Studies at Edge Hill University, UK. He has published extensively in corpus linguistics as well as contrastive and translation studies. Richard’s recent books include Aspect in Mandarin Chinese (2004), Corpus-Based Language Studies (2006), and A Frequency Dictionary of Mandarin Chinese (2009). Tony McEnery is Professor of English Linguistics and Dean of the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences at Lancaster University, UK. As a world renowned corpus linguist, he has published numerous books including Corpus Linguistics (1996/2001), Aspect in Mandarin Chinese (2004), Corpus-Based Language Studies (2006), and Corpora in Linguistics (2010).

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