Mandarin Chinese: A Functional Reference Grammar

This reference grammar provides, for the first time, a description of the grammar of Mandarin Chinese, the official spoken language of China and Taiwan, in functional terms, focusing on the role and meanings of word-level and sentence-level structures in actual conversations.

Authors: Charles N. Li, Sandra A. Thompson

Format: Paperback

Pages: 720

ISBN-13: 9780520066106

Publication date: 19890420