The Second International Conference on Sinology. A Brief Personal Report.

Light, Timothy

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ERIC Number: EJ356828

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Publication Date: 1987

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The Second International Conference on Sinology. A Brief Personal Report.

Light, Timothy

Journal of Chinese Linguistics, v15 n2 p367-73 Jun 1987

Discusses main ideas of papers presented that reflect the new directions explored in the field of Chinese linguistics. Current areas of study include tonal distinctions in dialect studies, contrastive analysis of Taiwanese and standard Chinese verb phrase structures, and the application of old Chinese morphological grammar to characteristics of Chinese verbs in present day usage. (TR)

Descriptors: Chinese, Contrastive Linguistics, Diachronic Linguistics, Dialect Studies, Grammar, Mandarin Chinese, Morphology (Languages), Phonology, Tone Languages, Uncommonly Taught Languages, Verbs

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Language: English

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Note: Papers from a conference held at Academia Sinica (Taipei, Taiwan, December 29-31, 1986).