Modern Chinese Grammar I

Focusing on the fundamental grammatical units and construction in modern Chinese, the title is the first volume of a classic on modern Chinese grammar by Wang Li, one of the most distinguished Chinese linguists.

WANG Li (1900-1986) has been widely recognized as one of the founders of modern linguistics in China. He led extensive research on Chinese linguistics, covering areas such as phonetics, phonology, grammar, lexicography, historical linguistics and dialectal studies.

Introduction 1. Character and word 2. Word class 3. Word rank 4. Phrase 5. Sentence 6. Sentence form and predicate form 7. Narrative sentence 8. Descriptive sentence and determinative sentence 9. Composite sentence 10. Optative form 11. Causative form 12. Dispositive form 13. Passive form 14. Annexed form 15. Contracted form 16. Secondary complement and tertiary complement