Outline of Classical Chinese Grammar

by Edwin G. Pulleyblank

Overview

Outline of Classical Chinese Grammar is a comprehensive introduction to the syntactical analysis of classical Chinese. Focusing on the language of the high classical period, which ranges from the time of Confucius to the unification of the empire by Qin in 221, the book pays particular attention to the Mencius, the Lúnyu, and, to a lesser extent, the Zuõzhuàn texts.

Outline of Classical Chinese Grammar starts with a brief historical overview and a discussion of the relation between the writing system and the phonology. This is followed by an outline of overall principles of word order and sentence structure. The next sections deal with the main sentence types – nominal predicates, verbal predicates, and numberical expressions, which constitute a special type of quasiverbal predication. The final sections cover such topics as subordinate constitutents of sentences, nondeclarative sentence types, and complex sentences.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780774805414
Publisher:	University of British Columbia Press
Publication date:	02/04/2022
Edition description:	New Edition
Pages:	208
Product dimensions:	(w) x (h) x 0.50(d)
Age Range:	18 Years

About the Author

Edwin George "Ted" Pulleyblank (August 7, 1922 - April 13, 2013) was a Canadian sinologist and professor at the University of British Columbia. He was known for his studies of the historical phonology of Chinese.

Table of Contents

Preface

Abbreviations

I. Introduction

II. Some Basic Principles of Classical Chinese Syntax

III. Noun Predication IV. Verbal Predicates

V. Compound Verbal Predicates

VI. Numerical Expressions

VII. Noun Phrases and Nominalization

VIII. Topicalization and Exposure

IX. Pronouns and Related Words

X. Adverbs

XI. Negation

XII. Aspect, Time, and Mood

XIII. Adnominal and Adverbial Words of Inclusion and Restriction

XIV. Imperative, Interrogative and Exclamatory Sentences

XV. Complex Sentences

Notes

Sources of Examples

Bibliography

Index of Chinese Vocabulary

Items

General Index