Singapore Mandarin Grammar
Series: China Perspectives;
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Product details:
- Edition number 1
- Publisher Routledge
- Date of Publication 24 March 2025
- ISBN 9781032395531
- Binding Paperback
- No. of pages954 pages
- Size 234x156 mm
- Weight 1630 g
- Language English
- Illustrations 94 Illustrations, black & white; 94 Line drawings, black & white 698
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Short description:
This two-volume set presents a comprehensive syntactical picture of Singapore Mandarin and discusses the distinguishing characteristics of the Chinese language and especially Singapore Mandarin.
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This two-volume set presents a comprehensive syntactical picture of Singapore Mandarin and discusses the distinguishing characteristics of the Chinese language and especially Singapore Mandarin.
As a variety of Mandarin Chinese, Singapore Mandarin is characterised by syntactic rules taking precedence over morphological rules. The first volume provides an overview of the grammar of Singapore Mandarin and argues that word order and functional words are specifically important in the study of Singapore Mandarin. It also explains the properties and functions of the nine grammatical components, including phrase types, word classes, sentences, subjects and predicates, predicates and objects, predicates and complements, attributes and adverbials, complex predicate phrases and prepositions and prepositional phrases. The second volume describes expressions of number, quantity, time and place and composite sentences, covering seven types of compound sentences, eight types of complex sentences and connective words with a focus on conjunctions. The concluding part of the study explores the characteristics of Singapore Mandarin grammar compared with Chinese Mandarin (Putonghua) and issues of language standardisation.
With rich and authentic language examples, the book will serve as a must read for learners and teachers of Mandarin Chinese and linguistics scholars interested in global Chinese and especially Singapore Mandarin.
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Volume 1 1. Introduction 2. Five Basic Types of Phrases 3. Word Classes 4. Sentences 5. Subject and Predicate 6. Predicates and Objects 7. Predicates and Complements 8. Attributes and Adverbials 9. Complex Predicate Phrases 10. Prepositions and Prepositional Phrases Volume 2 1. Expressions of Number and Quantity 2. Expressions of Location, Time and Place 3. Composite Sentences 4. Characteristics of Singapore Mandarin Grammar 5. Problems of Singapore Mandarin Standardisation
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