Ancient Chinese Proper Nouns

Author: Li Zuofeng
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Publish Date: 2003-01-01
Features: A Series of Books on Chinese Linguistics and Philology. Understanding the grammar of pre-Qin Chinese, in addition to function words, also involves a significant aspect of content words. This book explores some of the main issues related to content words, including their classification and usage, as well as the semantic characteristics of common content words. For example: the classification of verbs, causative usage, the features of adjectives, the classification of nouns, and the differences in meaning among the three verbs "shi," "ru," and "zhi," which all indicate "going to" or "moving toward." For friends interested in ancient Chinese content words, this book offers some unique ideas and perspectives that may differ from other books.