Chapters in this book

1. Prelim pages i
2. Table of contents v
3. List of abbreviations xi
4. Preface xiii
5. Acknowledgements xix
6. Chapter 1. Introduction to linguistics and Chinese language 1
7. Chapter 2. Phonetics and phonology (I) 25
8. Chapter 3. Phonetics and phonology (II) 55
9. Chapter 4. Chinese morphology 87
10. Chapter 5. Chinese syntax I 129
11. Chapter 6. Chinese syntax II 179
12. Chapter 7. Chinese writing system 217
13. Chapter 8. Chinese language in its social context 237
14. References 265
15. Index 277