Communicative Function in Chinese Syntax.

Li, Frances C.

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Publication Date: 1977

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Communicative Function in Chinese Syntax

Li, Frances C.

Journal of the Chinese Language Teachers Association, 12, 1, 128-135, May 77

This paper attempts to show how a variety of phenomena in Chinese can be explained by means of a different approach to grammatical analysis. This approach consists of analyzing sentence structure from the viewpoint of communicative function; sentences are regarded as links in a chain of discourse. (CHK)

Descriptors: Chinese, Communication (Thought Transfer), Language Role, Language Usage, Linguistic Theory, Sentence Structure, Structural Analysis, Syntax

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