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* [http://www.amazon.cn/%E4%B8%AD%E6%96%87%E8%AF%AD%E6%B3%95%E5%BF%AB%E6%98%93%E9%80%9A-%E5%8F%A5%E5%9E%8B%E7%BB%93%E6%9E%841-%E4%BD%95%E6%96%87%E6%BD%AE/dp/B004CCQVNW/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1311567337&sr=8-1 中文语法快易通:句型结构1] (pp. 1 - 27) '''''(needs Amazon code)''''' | * [http://www.amazon.cn/%E4%B8%AD%E6%96%87%E8%AF%AD%E6%B3%95%E5%BF%AB%E6%98%93%E9%80%9A-%E5%8F%A5%E5%9E%8B%E7%BB%93%E6%9E%841-%E4%BD%95%E6%96%87%E6%BD%AE/dp/B004CCQVNW/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1311567337&sr=8-1 中文语法快易通:句型结构1] (pp. 1 - 27) '''''(needs Amazon code)''''' | ||
* [http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1933330899/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&tag=allset-20&linkCode=as2&camp=217145&creative=399373&creativeASIN=1933330899 Basic Patterns of Chinese Grammar] (pp. 19 - 23) | * [http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1933330899/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&tag=allset-20&linkCode=as2&camp=217145&creative=399373&creativeASIN=1933330899 Basic Patterns of Chinese Grammar] (pp. 19 - 23) | ||
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* Wikipedia: [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chinese_grammar Chinese grammar] | * Wikipedia: [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chinese_grammar Chinese grammar] | ||
[[Category:Structures]] | [[Category:Structures]] | ||
Revision as of 06:25, 27 July 2011
语序
Sub-pages - possible titles
- SVO word order
- Time, manner place word order
- Placement of?
- Subject and predicate
Potential content
- Basic order: topic + subject + predicate
- SVO language, but unusually has modifiers preceding the modified
- e.g. 那两个喝醉的人打起来了。
- In many cases uses many postpositions rather than prepositions
- SVO language, but unusually has modifiers preceding the modified
- English vs Mandarin word order
- English: Who, What, Where, When
- Mandarin: Who, When, Where, What
- Mandarin biggest to smallest units sequence
- In-situ question words
- Topic-comment structure
- Topic and subject can sometimes be omitted
- Time, manner place (TMP) adverb sequence
- More detailed word order:
- Subject, verb, direct object
- Subject, verb, indirect object, direct object
- Subject, prepositional phrase, verb, direct object
- Subject, location phrase, verb phrase
- Subject, time, manner, place, predicate
Sources and further reading
- Modern Mandarin Chinese Grammar: A Practical Guide (pp. 17 - 22)
- 中文语法快易通:句型结构1 (pp. 1 - 27) (needs Amazon code)
- Basic Patterns of Chinese Grammar (pp. 19 - 23)
- 外国人实用汉语语法(中英文对照) (pp. 228 - 329)
- Wikipedia: Chinese grammar
