Conjunctions and Related Issues

Author: Zhou Gang
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Publish Date: 2004-09-01
Features: This book examines and analyzes Chinese conjunctions from the perspectives of synchronic and diachronic, micro and macro, and cross-linguistic comparison, revealing the functional characteristics and usage patterns of conjunctions. The book introduces the scope and classification of conjunctions; the hypothesis of conjunctions; the function of relational words in simple sentences; a historical review of the emergence and development of conjunctions; and a comparative study of word order in Chinese, English, and Japanese, as well as its typological significance.