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Chapters in this book
- Frontmatter I
- Contents V
- Preface to the Paperback Edition XIII
- Preface XVII
- Conventions Used in Examples XIX
- Abbreviations XXIII
- CHAPTER 1 Introduction 1
- CHAPTER 2 Typological Description 10
- CHAPTER 3 Word Structure 28
- CHAPTER 4 Simple Declarative Sentences 85
- CHAPTER 5 Auxiliary Verbs 172
- CHAPTER 6 Aspect 184
- CHAPTER 7 Sentence-Final Particles 238
- CHAPTER 8 Adverbs 319
- CHAPTER 9 Coverbs/Prepositions 356
- CHAPTER 10 Indirect Objects and Benefactives 370
- CHAPTER 11 Locative and Directional Phrases 390
- CHAPTER 12 Negation 415
- CHAPTER 13 Verb Copying 442
- CHAPTER 14 The Imperative 451
- CHAPTER 15 The bă Construction 463
- CHAPTER 16 The bèi Construction 492
- CHAPTER 17 Presentative Sentences 509
- CHAPTER 18 Questions 520
- CHAPTER 19 Comparison 564
- CHAPTER 20 Nominalization 575
- CHAPTER 21 Serial Verb Constructions 594
- CHAPTER 22 The Complex Stative Construction 623
- CHAPTER 23 Sentence Linking 631
- CHAPTER 24 Pronouns in Discourse 657
- References 677
- Index 683
Chapters in this book
- Frontmatter I
- Contents V
- Preface to the Paperback Edition XIII
- Preface XVII
- Conventions Used in Examples XIX
- Abbreviations XXIII
- CHAPTER 1 Introduction 1
- CHAPTER 2 Typological Description 10
- CHAPTER 3 Word Structure 28
- CHAPTER 4 Simple Declarative Sentences 85
- CHAPTER 5 Auxiliary Verbs 172
- CHAPTER 6 Aspect 184
- CHAPTER 7 Sentence-Final Particles 238
- CHAPTER 8 Adverbs 319
- CHAPTER 9 Coverbs/Prepositions 356
- CHAPTER 10 Indirect Objects and Benefactives 370
- CHAPTER 11 Locative and Directional Phrases 390
- CHAPTER 12 Negation 415
- CHAPTER 13 Verb Copying 442
- CHAPTER 14 The Imperative 451
- CHAPTER 15 The bă Construction 463
- CHAPTER 16 The bèi Construction 492
- CHAPTER 17 Presentative Sentences 509
- CHAPTER 18 Questions 520
- CHAPTER 19 Comparison 564
- CHAPTER 20 Nominalization 575
- CHAPTER 21 Serial Verb Constructions 594
- CHAPTER 22 The Complex Stative Construction 623
- CHAPTER 23 Sentence Linking 631
- CHAPTER 24 Pronouns in Discourse 657
- References 677
- Index 683