{"product_id":"partition-and-quantity-paperback-softback","title":"Partition and Quantity - Paperback \/ softback","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003ePartition and Quantity: Numeral Classifiers, Measurement, and Partitive Constructions in Mandarin Chinese\u003c\/em\u003e presents an in-depth investigation into the semantic and syntactic properties of Chinese classifiers and conducts a comprehensive examination on the use of different quantity constructions in Chinese. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis book echoes a rapid development in the past decades in Chinese linguistics research within the generative framework on Chinese classifier phrases, an area that has emerged as one of the most cutting-edge themes in the field of Chinese linguistics. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe book on the one hand offers a closer scrutiny on empirical data and revisits some long-lasting research problems, such as the semantic factor bearing on the formation of Chinese numeral classifier constructions, the (non-)licensing of the linker \u003ci\u003ede\u003c\/i\u003e (的) in between the numeral classifier and the noun, and the conditions regulating the use of pre-classifier adjectives. On the other hand, particular attention is paid to the issues that have been less studied or gone unnoticed in previous studies, including a (more) fine-grained subcategorization of Chinese measurement constructions, the multiple grammatical roles played by the marker \u003ci\u003ede\u003c\/i\u003e (的) in different numeral classifier constructions, the formation and derivation of Chinese partitive constructions, etc.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Taylor \u0026 Francis","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45547465113838,"sku":"9780367597740","price":67.19,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/bookland.com.au\/products\/partition-and-quantity-paperback-softback","provider":"Book Land AU","version":"1.0","type":"link"}