A Systemic Functional Grammar of Cantonese
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A Systemic Functional Grammar of Cantonese

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  2. English
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eBook - ePub

A Systemic Functional Grammar of Cantonese

About this book

A Systemic Functional Grammar of Cantonese adopts Systemic Functional Linguistics to describe the grammar of Cantonese, and to push the description beyond the clausal level to the discourse level.

The book provides a comprehensive description of the Cantonese language, starting from the social and historical background, and the sound and word structure of Cantonese, including word, group, and phrase, to the grammar of clause and sentence. It then advances into the discourse of Cantonese, examining the compound and complex sentences, as well as the flow of information in Cantonese discourse and the elements which regulate the flow.

This volume will be informative for scholars and students studying the Cantonese language, and will provide a good starting point for those researching the language.

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Information

Publisher
Routledge
Year
2026
Topic
Languages & Linguistics
eBook ISBN
9781040012918
Subtopic
Languages
Index
Languages & Linguistics

Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Half-Title Page
  3. Title Page
  4. Copyright Page
  5. Table of Contents
  6. List of Figures
  7. List of Tables
  8. Preface
  9. Acknowledgments
  10. 1 The Study of Cantonese: An Overview
  11. 2 Systemic Functional Linguistics: An Introductory Note
  12. 3 Phonology and Morphology in Cantonese
  13. 4 Below the Clause: Word Classes
  14. 5 Below the Clause: Groups and Phrases in Cantonese
  15. 6 Clause as Representation: Construing Experience I
  16. 7 Clause as Representation: Construing Experience II
  17. 8 Clause as Representation: Construing Circumstantial Profiles
  18. 9 Clause as Exchange: Enacting Relationship
  19. 10 Clause as Exchange: Expressing Personal Assessment
  20. 11 Clause as Message: Enabling Discourse
  21. 12 Clause as Message: Regulating Information Flow
  22. 13 Above the Clause: Clausal Relationships
  23. 14 Around the Clause: Textual Connexity
  24. References
  25. Appendices
  26. Annotation: Systemic Notation Conventions
  27. Index

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