An Introduction to Chinese Linguistics - Couverture souple

Lü, Chan; Handel, Zev

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1009381628 ISBN 13 : 9781009381628

Editeur : Cambridge University Press, 2026

Synopsis

Grounded in descriptive linguistics, this textbook introduces the basics of the major subfields of linguistics, as well as the Chinese writing system, for students with no prior linguistic training. It presents the Chinese language from the perspective of both modern linguistics and its longstanding philological legacy, as well as providing historical and sociolinguistic context. Chapters cover phonology and phonetics, morphology, lexicon, lexical semantics, syntax, sign language and braille. Authentic, real-world examples are drawn from Chinese newspapers, websites, and social media to facilitate meaningful linguistic analysis, while other examples contrast English and Chinese to help students grasp key concepts. Students will also benefit from the robust pedagogical approach, which includes learning objectives, guiding questions, checkpoint summaries, discussion questions, exercises, further readings, and bilingual glossaries. Supplementary resources provide answers to exercises, sample course syllabi, links to resources, and recordings of sounds.

A propos du livre

À propos des auteurs

Chan Lü is Associate Professor at the University of Washington, where she has been teaching Chinese and Chinese linguistics since 2016. Her expertise is on bilingual and biliteracy development. She has published widely in peer-reviewed journals on second language acquisition, bilingualism and bilingual education, and is the author of Chinese Literacy Learning in an Immersion Program (2019).

Zev Handel is Professor at the University of Washington where he has been teaching Chinese linguistics for over twenty-five years. An expert in Chinese historical phonology and East Asian writing systems, he is most recently the author of Chinese Characters Across Asia: How the Chinese Script Came to Write Japanese, Korean, and Vietnamese (2025).

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Cambridge University Press
• Date d'édition: 2026
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1009381628
• ISBN 13: 9781009381628
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 416
• Coordonnées du fabricant: Cambridge University Press; https://www.cambridge.org/; ; Via Honduras,15; Pomezia; Italia; 71; Italie