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Recent Generative Studies in Chinese Syntax

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New Horizons in Chinese Linguistics

Part of the book series: Studies in Natural Language and Linguistic Theory ((SNLT,volume 36))

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Unlike some sub-fields of Chinese linguistics, the study of Chinese grammar, in particular of Chinese syntax, is quite young. The first step was taken only about a century ago, in 1898 during the Ching Dynasty, with the publication of Jianzhong Ma’s first comprehensive Chinese grammar. Although it only has a short history, Chinese syntax is nevertheless now regarded as one of the most active and accomplished areas of Chinese linguistics.

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    Yen-hui Audrey Li

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Huang, CT.J., Li, YH.A. (1996). Recent Generative Studies in Chinese Syntax. In: Huang, CT.J., Li, Yh.A. (eds) New Horizons in Chinese Linguistics. Studies in Natural Language and Linguistic Theory, vol 36. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-009-1608-1_3

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