Asymmetry and Markedness Theory
Series: Chinese Linguistics;
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Product details:
- Edition number 1
- Publisher Routledge
- Date of Publication 25 September 2025
- ISBN 9781041094364
- Binding Hardback
- No. of pages598 pages
- Size 234x156 mm
- Weight 1270 g
- Language English
- Illustrations 48 Illustrations, black & white; 48 Line drawings, black & white; 37 Tables, black & white 690
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Short description:
This two-volume work examines the widespread phenomenon of linguistic asymmetry, with special attention to Chinese grammar and lexicon, from the perspective of markedness.
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This two-volume work examines the widespread phenomenon of linguistic asymmetry, with special attention to Chinese grammar and lexicon, from the perspective of markedness.
The book illustrates how asymmetric patterns emerge in phonology, morphology, syntax, semantics, and pragmatics, integrating descriptive and explanatory methods to uncover underlying principles. It combines synchronic and diachronic analyses, placing Chinese within a global linguistic framework. Emphasizing functional aspects, it explores the links between language, communication, cognition, and semantics. Volume 1 highlights asymmetries in affirmation and negation, and Volume 2 focuses on the interplay between form and meaning.
This set is intended for linguists, language educators, and anyone interested in the structure and function of language. It will be especially valuable to scholars and students working in Chinese linguistics, markedness theory, and cross-language comparative studies.
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Volume 1 1. Theoretical Prerequisites and Methodological Issues 2. Markedness Theory 3. Asymmetry between Affirmation and Negation 4. Unmarked Negation and Marked Negation 5. chàbùduō and chàdiǎnr 6. Affirmation and Negation of Polarity Words 7. The Neutralization of the Negative-Affirmative Opposition Volume 2 1. Markedness Patterns of Antonyms 2. Asymmetry between Subject and Object 3. The Markedness Pattern of Word Classes and Syntactic Constituents 4. The Syntactic Functions of Chinese Adjectives 5. Symmetry and Asymmetry between Form and Meaning
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