Null Subjects in Chinese Discourse
This book explains how Mandarin Chinese often leaves the subject unspoken and how readers can still work out ''who'' or ''what'' is being talked about by identifying patterns in connected discourse.
Drawing on a carefully compiled corpus of balanced genres, the book illustrates where missing subjects tend to occur and how their meaning is inferred from context. It provides a clear, practical classi...
This book explains how Mandarin Chinese often leaves the subject unspoken and how readers can still work out ''who'' or ''what'' is being talked about by identifying patterns in connected discourse.
Drawing on a carefully compiled corpus of balanced genres, the book illustrates where missing subjects tend to occur and how their meaning is inferred from context. It provides a clear, practical classi...
