Prosodic Morphology in Mandarin Chinese

In this book, Feng applies the theoretical model of prosodic morphology to Mandarin Chinese to provide the theoretical clarity regarding how and why its words are structured in a particular way.

Shengli Feng is Professor of Chinese Linguistics at the Chinese University of Hong Kong, Director of the CUHK-BLCU Joined Research Center for Chinese Linguistics and Applied Linguistics, and Yangtze Scholar Chair Professor at the Beijing Language and Culture University.

Introduction. 2. Prosodic Word as an Origin of Compounds in Classical Chinese. 3. Monosyllabicity and Disyllabicity. 4. Prosodically Constrained Compound Formation. 5. Minimal and Maximal Word Effects. 6. Prosodic Register Grammar. 7. Compound Prosodic Word ---- Sizige---. 8. Conclusion and Final Remarks