Appendix 1. Major chronological divisions of Chinese history

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Acknowledgements v
3. Contents ix
4. List of maps, figures and tables xii
5. List of abbreviations xx
6. Chapter 1. Introduction 1
7. Chapter 2. Directional verbs in modern Cantonese A typological perspective 33
8. Chapter 3. Directional verbs in modern Chinese dialects. A synchronic perspective 136
9. Chapter 4. Directional verbs in early Chinese dialects A diachronic perspective 265
10. Chapter 5. Conclusion 367
11. References 373
12. Appendix 1. Major chronological divisions of Chinese history 387
13. Appendix 2. Samples of early dialectal materials 388
14. Language index 399
15. Subject index 401