The Typology of Motion Events: An Empirical Study of Chinese Dialects - Empirical Approaches to Language Typology [EALT] - Carine Yuk-man Yiu - Books - De Gruyter - 9783110335774 - November 28, 2013
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The Typology of Motion Events: An Empirical Study of Chinese Dialects - Empirical Approaches to Language Typology [EALT]

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Deals with the use of a closed set of motion verbs in five of the major dialects, including Mandarin, Wu, Hakka, Min and Cantonese. This book shows that these dialects form a continuum with some exhibiting more characteristics of a verb-framed language than the others.

Media Books     Hardcover Book   (Book with hard spine and cover)
Released November 28, 2013
ISBN13 9783110335774
Publishers De Gruyter
Pages 425
Dimensions 155 × 230 × 30 mm   ·   761 g
Language English  

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