III. Noun Predication

Chapters in this book

1. Front Matter i
2. Contents v
3. Preface xiii
4. Abbreviations 1
5. Introduction 3
6. Some Basic Principles of Classical Chinese Syntax 12
7. Noun Predication 16
8. Verbal Predicates 23
9. Compound Verbal Predicates 39
10. Numerical Expressions 58
11. Noun Phrases and Nominalization 61
12. Topicalization and Exposure 69
13. Pronouns and Related Words²¹ 76
14. Adverbs 99
15. Negation 103
16. Aspect, Time, and Mood 112
17. Adnominal and Adverbial Words of Inclusion and Restriction 126
18. Imperative, Interrogative, and Exclamatory Sentences 138
19. Complex Sentences 148
20. Notes 163
21. Sources of Examples 169
22. Bibliography 171
23. Index of Chinese Vocabulary Items 175
24. General Index 189