Corpus-Based Contrastive Studies of English and Chinese
General Material Designation
[electronic resources]
First Statement of Responsibility
\ Richard Xiao and Tony McEnery.
.PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC
Place of Publication, Distribution, etc.
New York
Name of Publisher, Distributor, etc.
: Routledge
Date of Publication, Distribution, etc.
, 2010.
PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION
Specific Material Designation and Extent of Item
xii, 201 p.
Other Physical Details
:ill.
SERIES
Series Title
Routledge advances in corpus linguistics
Volume Designation
; 11
INTERNAL BIBLIOGRAPHIES/INDEXES NOTE
Text of Note
Includes bibliographical references (p. [187]-196) and index.
CONTENTS NOTE
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Aspect marking in English and Chinese -- Temporal adverbials and telicity in English and Chinese -- Quantifying constructions in English and Chinese -- Passives in English and Chinese -- Negation in English and Chinese: variants and variations -- Negation in English and Chinese: special usages -- Challenge and promise, and the way forward.