Research on Chinese Metrical Grammar

Author: Feng Shengli
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Publish Date: 2005-10-01
Features: In recent years, the achievements of Mr. Feng Shengli in the research of Chinese prosody and grammar have been widely recognized. The papers collected in this book can reflect his accomplishments and insights gained over these years. It is possible that readers may question some of the issues presented, such as how much substantive progress can be made by studying Chinese prosody from the perspective of formal linguistics? The reconstruction of Old Chinese phonology is still in the exploratory stage, and how much credibility can be given to studying the origin of disyllabic feet based on this premise? However, regardless of whether we agree with these specific approaches, the author's conscious theoretical awareness and ability to handle existing materials in the exploration of prosody and grammar make his research highly enlightening, thereby making prosody and grammar one of the most attractive branches of Chinese studies.