Word Order
语序
Potential content
- Basic order: topic + subject + predicate
- SVO language
- English vs Mandarin word order
- English: Who, What, Where, When
- Mandarin: Who, When, Where, What
- Topic-comment structure
- Topic and subject can sometimes bhttp://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1933330899/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&tag=allset-20&linkCode=as2&camp=217145&creative=399373&creativeASIN=1933330899e 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)
