Handbook of Chinese Linguistics

C.-T. James Huang is Professor of Linguistics at Harvard University. His research interests lie in natural language syntax, the relationship between syntax and semantics, and parametric syntax with special focus on Chinese and other East Asian languages. He has published articles in a range of journals, including Linguistic Inquiry, Language, and Natural Language, and is the author of Between Syntax and Semantics (2009), The Syntax of Chinese (with Audrey Li and Yafei Li, 2009), and founding co-editor of Journal of East Asian Linguistics.Y.-H. Audrey Li is Professor of Linguistics and East Asian Languages and Cultures at the University of Southern California. She has authored and edited several books, including Essays on the Representational and Derivational Nature of Grammar (with Joseph Aoun, 2003), Functional Structure(s), Form and Interpretation (edited with Andrew Simpson, 2003), and The Syntax of Chinese (with James Huang and Yafei Li, 2009). She has also published in a number of linguistic journals including the Journal of East Asian Linguistics, Language and Linguistic Inquiry.Andrew Simpson is Professor of Linguistics and East Asian Languages and Cultures at the University of Southern California. He is the author of Wh-Movement and the Theory of Feature Checking (2000), and editor of Language and National Identity in Asia (2007), and Language and National Identity in Africa (2008). He has published articles in a number of Linguistic journals, including Linguistic Inquiry, Language, Lingua, and The Journal of East Asian Linguistics. He is also joint general editor of The Journal of East Asian Linguistics.

• List of Figures viiList of Tables ixNotes on Contributors xForeword xivPart I Syntax, Semantics, and Morphology 11 Morphology 3Wei-Wen Roger Liao2 Classifiers 26Francesca del Gobbo3 Adverbial Adjuncts in Mandarin Chinese 49Thomas Ernst4 Light Verbs 73T.-H. Jonah Lin5 Topic and Focus 100Shu-Ing Shyu6 Aspect 126Hooi Ling Soh7 Sentence-Final Particles 156Andrew Simpson8 Wh-Expressions in Mandarin Chinese 180Jo-Wang Lin9 Quantification and Scope 208Yen-Hui Audrey li10 The Syntactic Structure of Noun Phrases 248Lisa L.-S. Cheng and Rint Sybesma11 Ellipsis 275Yen-Hui Audrey Li and Ting-Chi Wei12 Causal VVs in Mandarin 311Alexander Williams13 Comparatives 342Chen-Sheng Luther LiuPart II Phonetics, Phonology, and Prosody 36714 Chinese Phonetics 369Wai-Sum Lee and Eric Zee15 Segmental Phonology 400Yen-Hwei Lin16 Syllable Structure and Stress 422San Duanmu17 Tones, Tonal Phonology, and Tone Sandhi 443Jie Zhang18 Prosody and Syntax 465Andrew SimpsonPart III Language Acquisition and Psycholinguistics 49319 Bilingual and Multilingual Acquisition of Chinese 495Stephen Matthews and Virginia Yip20 Neurocognitive Approaches to the Processing of Chinese 511Ping Li, Hua Shu, and Youyi LiuPart IV Historical Linguistics 53521 Historical Syntax of Chinese 537Shengli Feng22 Historical Phonology of Chinese 576Zev HandelPart V Morpho-Syntax of Other Non-Mandarin Varieties of Chinese 59923 Aspects of Cantonese Grammar 601Sze-Wing Tang and Siu-Pong Cheng24 Taiwanese Hokkien/Southern Min 629Miao-Ling HsiehIndex 657

“…a solid, broad and organized introduction to Chinese linguistics. . . it has much to offer both newcomers to the field and more seasoned scholars of Chinese linguistics. . . worth having in one’s university library, if not in one’s personal collection.”  (Linguist List, 3 November 2015)