Difference between revisions of "Word Order"
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** English: Who, What, Where, When | ** English: Who, What, Where, When | ||
** Mandarin: Who, When, Where, What | ** Mandarin: Who, When, Where, What | ||
| + | * Mandarin biggest to smallest units sequence | ||
* Topic-comment structure | * Topic-comment structure | ||
| − | * Topic and subject can sometimes | + | * Topic and subject can sometimes be omitted |
* Time, manner place (TMP) adverb sequence | * Time, manner place (TMP) adverb sequence | ||
* More detailed word order: | * More detailed word order: | ||
Revision as of 06:30, 25 July 2011
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
- Mandarin biggest to smallest units sequence
- 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)
