Chinese Linguistics
About the Book Series
Chinese Linguistics series selects representative and frontier works in linguistic disciplines including lexicology, grammar, phonetics, dialectology, philology and rhetoric. Mostly published in Chinese before, the selection has had far-reaching influence on Chinaโs linguistics and offered inspiration and reference for the worldโs linguistics. The aim of this series is to reflect the general level and latest development of Chinese linguistics from an overall and objective view.
Chinese Idioms
1st Edition
By Liu Jiexiu
June 10, 2026
Chinese Idioms provides a theoretical framework for understanding idioms in the Chinese language, tracing their origins and analyzing their linguistic evolution. This work broadens the definition of idioms to encompass fixed phrases comprising two or more characters, thereby distinguishing them ...
Chinese Vocabulary
1st Edition
By Guo Liangfu
April 29, 2026
This book is a concise introduction to modern Chinese vocabulary by Guo Liangfu, a renowned Chinese linguist, covering the basic theories and research findings on Chinese morphology. Divided into seven chapters, it explores the fundamentals of how Chinese words are formed and their meanings. It ...
Asymmetry and Markedness Theory
1st Edition
By Shen Jiaxuan
November 21, 2025
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 ...
Chinese Grammar Q&A
1st Edition
By Zhu Dexi
October 28, 2025
This book offers a concise yet powerful analysis of critical Chinese grammatical concepts, adopting an authentic approach that considers the language on its own terms. Presented in a dialogic form, it discusses characteristics such as parts of speech, subjects and objects, as well as head-word and ...
Nouns and Verbs in Chinese II: Consequences and Prospects
1st Edition
By Shen Jiaxuan
October 27, 2025
As the second volume of a two-volume set that re-examines nouns and verbs in Chinese, this book investigates a wide range of linguistic phenomena in Chinese and other languages to substantiate the verbs-as-nouns theory proposed by the author. In an attempt to break free from the shackles of Western...
Asymmetry and Markedness Theory I: Affirmation and Negation
1st Edition
By Shen Jiaxuan
October 05, 2025
This first volume explores asymmetry in language by examining how affirmative and negative constructions reveal markedness phenomena. Building on the focus of the larger set, this volume first introduces the theoretical framework and key concepts of markedness theory and then applies them to ...
Asymmetry and Markedness Theory II: Form and Meaning
1st Edition
By Shen Jiaxuan
October 05, 2025
This second volume examines asymmetry in language by focusing on how linguistic form and meaning align or diverge. Building on the concepts introduced in Volume 1, this volume analyzes symmetry and asymmetry in form-meaning relations using examples from antonym pairs, subject-object contrasts, and ...
Nouns and Verbs in Chinese I: Facts and Theories
1st Edition
By Shen Jiaxuan
October 01, 2025
As the first volume of a two-volume set that re-examines nouns and verbs in Chinese, this book proposes the verbs-as-nouns theory, corroborated by discussions of the nature and relationship between nouns and verbs in Chinese. Seeking to break free from the shackles of Western linguistic paradigms ...
Modern Chinese Complex Sentences
1st Edition
By XING Fuyi
May 06, 2025
This book is a four-volume study on modern Chinese complex sentences, giving an overview and detailed analysis on the key attributes and three major types of this linguistic unit.Complex sentences in modern Chinese are unique in formation and meaning. The author proposes a tripartite classification...
A Brief History of the Chinese Language
1st Edition
By Xi Xiang
February 01, 2025
The eight-volume set systematically studies the phonetic and lexical system and evolution of the Chinese language in three phases.The history of the Chinese language is generally split into three phases: 1) Old Chinese, the form of the Chinese language spoken between the 18th century BC and the 3rd...
A Brief History of the Chinese Language IV: Old Chinese Lexicon
1st Edition
By Xi Xiang
December 19, 2024
As the fourth volume of a multi-volume set on the Chinese language, this book studies the lexical system of Old Chinese and the development of different types of lexicons during the period. Focusing on lexicons in Old Chinese, the early form of the Chinese language used between the 18th century BCE...
A Brief History of the Chinese Language V: Middle Chinese Lexicon 1
1st Edition
By Xi Xiang
December 19, 2024
As the fifth volume of a multi-volume set on the Chinese language, this book studies the development of monosyllables and polysyllables in Middle Chinese and the overall evolution of lexical meanings during the period. Focusing on lexicons in Middle Chinese, the Chinese language used between the ...