Chinese: An Essential Grammar

This new edition is a concise reference guide to modern Chinese grammar. It presents a description of the language setting out the complexities in short, readable sections. Features include: a new chapter on paragraph development; Chinese characters, as well as pinyin; translations into English. @contents: Selected Contents: Introduction 1 Nouns  2 Numerals  3 Measures for nouns  4 Pronouns  5 Adjectives and attributives  6 Predicates  7 The verb y{ov}u  8 Aspect markers  9 Motion verbs  10 Time  11 Location  12 Duration and frequency  13 Complements  14 Adverbials  15 Modal and similar verbs  16 Statements  17 Questions  18 Subject and predicate  19 Prepositions and coverbs  20 B{av} and bai constructions  21 Serial constructions  22 Emphasis  23 Abbreviation and omission  24 Composite sentences  25 Exclamations  26 Sample Paragraphs  Glossary  Index