The Morphology of Chinese: A Linguistic and Cognitive Approach
by Packard, Jerome L
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- ISBN 10
- 0521026105
- ISBN 13
- 9780521026109
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Synopsis
This ground-breaking study dispels the common belief that Chinese 'doesn't have words' but instead 'has characters'. Jerome Packard's book provides a comprehensive discussion of the linguistic and cognitive nature of Chinese words. It shows that Chinese, far from being 'morphologically impoverished', has a different morphological system because it selects different 'settings' on parameters shared by all languages. The analysis of Chinese word formation therefore enhances our understanding of word universals. Packard describes the intimate relationship between words and their components, including how the identities of Chinese morphemes are word-driven, and offers new insights into the evolution of morphemes based on Chinese data. Models are offered for how Chinese words are stored in the mental lexicon and processed in natural speech, showing that much of what native speakers know about words occurs innately in the form of a hard-wired, specifically linguistic 'program' in the brain.
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- Prior Books (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 135169
- Title
- The Morphology of Chinese: A Linguistic and Cognitive Approach
- Author
- Packard, Jerome L
- Format/Binding
- Paperback
- Book Condition
- New Like New
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- ISBN 10
- 0521026105
- ISBN 13
- 9780521026109
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press
- Date Published
- 2006
- Size
- 6x0x9
- X weight
- 18 oz
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