Chapters in this book

1. Prelim pages i
2. Table of contents vii
3. List of tables, figures, and charts xiii
4. Abbreviations xvii
5. Acknowledgements xix
6. Introduction 1
7. The constructional approaches to language change 13
8. Chinese pivotal constructions 31
9. The taxonomy and constuctional hierarchy of Chinese pivotal constructions 65
10. The diachronic developments of Chinese pivotal constructions 107
11. The accumulative expansion of the constructional hierarchy 155
12. The relaxation of the original restrictive conditions 181
13. Conclusion 217
14. References 221
15. Appendix I. Sources of historical data 229
16. Appendix II. Sources of data (Modern Mandarin) 235
17. Index of names 239
18. Index of subjects 241