{"product_id":"semantics-of-chinese-questions-hongyuan-dong-9781138496484","title":"Semantics of Chinese Questions: An Interface Approach","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eSemantics of Chinese Questions\u003c\/em\u003e is the first major study of Chinese questions, especially wh-questions, within the framework of Alternative Semantics. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt takes an interface approach to study the syntax, semantics, and phonology of questions and proposes a phonological scope-marking strategy in Chinese questions, based upon experimental data. It also incorporates historical linguistic data regarding the grammaticalization of sentence-final particles such as -\u003ci\u003ene\u003c\/i\u003e and -\u003ci\u003ema\u003c\/i\u003e to study the formal diachronic semantics of questions. Primarily suitable for scholars in the field of Chinese linguistics, this book makes new theoretical contributions to the study of questions.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Hongyuan Dong\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1138496480\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781138496484\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Routledge\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 12\/13\/2018\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 194\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.00lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.21h x 6.14w x 0.50d","brand":"Hongyuan Dong","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":48087737532671,"sku":"9781138496484","price":190.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_caaedde4-d87e-4678-9dde-5ebf12752242.jpg?v=1769101120","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/semantics-of-chinese-questions-hongyuan-dong-9781138496484","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}