Chinese : a linguistic introduction

Cover; Half-title; Series-title; Title; Copyright; Contents; Maps; Tables; Figures; Preface; Major chronological divisions of Chinese history; Major periods of the Chinese language; Introduction; 1 Historical background of the language; 2 Phonetics of standard Chinese; 3 Chinese morphology 1; 4 Chinese morphology 2; 5 Chinese writing; 6 Chinese language and culture; 7 Chinese syntax 1; 8 Chinese syntax 2; Appendix 1 Phonetic symbols; Appendix 2 Capitalized abbreviations; References; Index.
A comprehensive guide to the linguistic structure of Chinese, providing an accessible introduction to its writing system, pronunciation, grammar and word-formation, and its social, cultural and historical background. It will greatly benefit teachers and learners of Chinese, and also linguists beginning work on the structure of this major world language.