Chinese language history grammar

Author: (Japanese) Taito Tatsuo
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Publishing Date: 2005-07-01
Features: This book was first published in 1958. It examines the formation of modern Chinese grammar from a historical perspective, with particularly detailed descriptions of the historical development of Chinese grammar from the Tang Dynasty to the Ming and Qing Dynasties. It can be considered a pioneering work in the history of modern Chinese grammar. Based on extremely rich and substantial linguistic materials, the book provides a detailed and in-depth discussion of the historical development of Chinese grammar, which has been highly praised by Chinese grammar researchers worldwide. Its materials and arguments are frequently cited. Even today, it remains an indispensable reference book for the study of the history of Chinese grammar (especially the history of modern Chinese grammar).