Introduction to Classical Chinese:
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Beteilige Person: Vogelsang, Kai 1969- (VerfasserIn)
Format: Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:Englisch
Chinesisch
Veröffentlicht: Oxford Oxford University Press 2021
Ausgabe:First edition
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Abstract:This book offers students all the necessary tools to read, understand, and analyse Classical Chinese texts, including descriptions of syntactic features, introductions to historical and cultural topics, and selected readings from classical literature with original commentaries. It also provides an extensive glossary and up-to-date bibliography.
Cover -- Introduction to Classical Chinese -- Copyright -- Preface -- Contents -- List of figures -- List of boxes -- List of abbreviations -- Abbreviated book titles -- Introduction -- Defining Classical Chinese -- Characteristics of Classical Chinese -- Phonology -- Writing -- Characters vs. words -- Syntax -- Structure of this book -- Part I -- Lesson 1: Word classes and constituents -- 1.1 Introduction -- 1.2 Word classes -- 1.2.1 Nouns -- 1.2.2 Pronouns -- 1.2.3 Verbs -- 1.2.4 Prepositions -- 1.2.5 Adverbs -- 1.2.6 Conjunctions -- 1.2.7 Particles -- 1.2.8 Interjections -- 1.3 Constituents -- 1.3.1 Subject -- 1.3.2 Predicator -- 1.3.3 Object -- 1.3.4 Complement -- 1.3.5 Adjunct -- 1.4 Clause types -- 1.5 Exercises -- Focus 1: History of the Chinese language -- Lesson 2: Noun phrases I -- 2.1 Introduction -- 2.2 Asyndetic coordination -- 2.3 Conjunctional coordination -- 2.4 Asyndetic subordination -- 2.4.1 Nouns as modifiers -- 2.4.2 Pronouns as modifiers -- 2.4.3 Verbs as modifiers -- 2.5 Exercises -- Focus 2: Reconstruction of Middle Chinese -- Lesson 3: Nominal clauses -- 3.1 Introduction -- 3.2 Declarative clauses -- 3.2.1 Identification and classification -- 3.2.2 Material composition -- 3.2.3 Reason -- 3.3 Adjuncts -- 3.3.1 Negation -- 3.3.2 Assertion -- 3.4 Interrogative clauses -- 3.4.1 Yes-noquestions -- 3.4.2 Alternative questions -- 3.4.3 Variable questions -- 3.5 Exercises -- Review 1: Learning vocabulary -- Lesson 4: Verbal clauses -- 4.1 Introduction -- 4.2 Simple predicators -- 4.2.1 Single verb -- 4.2.2 Coordinated verbs -- 4.3 Simple modification -- 4.4 Modal auxiliaries -- 4.4.1 Active voice -- 4.4.2 Passive voice -- 4.5 Exercises -- Focus 3: Reconstructing Old Chinese -- Lesson 5: Objects and questions -- 5.1 Introduction -- 5.2 Objects -- 5.2.1 Single object -- 5.2.2 Two objects -- 5.2.3 Negation.
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ISBN:9780192571908