{"product_id":"semantics-of-chinese-questions-an-interface-approach-9781032401744","title":"Semantics of Chinese Questions: An Interface Approach","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Hongyuan Dong\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: Taylor \u0026amp; Francis\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Routledge\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: General\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\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","brand":"Taylor \u0026 Francis","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":45241983107223,"sku":"9781032401744","price":3902.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9781032401744.webp?v=1769230486","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/semantics-of-chinese-questions-an-interface-approach-9781032401744","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}