Corpus-based contrastive studies of English and Chinese / Richard Xiao and Tony McEnery.

Author/creator Xiao, Richard
Other author McEnery, Tony, 1964-
Format Electronic
Publication InfoNew York : Routledge,
Descriptionxii, 201 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
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SeriesRoutledge advances in corpus linguistics ; 11
Contents 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.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (p. [187]-196) and index.
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LCCN 2010000745
ISBN9780415992459 (hbk : alk. paper)
ISBN9780203847954 (ebk)