Yiu, Carine Yuk-man, 1973-

The typology of motion events : an empirical study of Chinese dialects / Carine Yuk-man Yiu. - 1 online resource (425 pages). - Empirical approaches to language typology, volume 53 0933-761X ; . - Empirical approaches to language typology ; volume 53. .

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Directional verbs in modern Cantonese. A typological perspective -- Directional verbs in modern Chinese dialects. A synchronic perspective -- Directional verbs in early Chinese dialects. A diachronic perspective -- Conclusion.

9783110341768 (e-book)


Direction in language.
Chinese language--Dialects.
Chinese language--Verb.
Typology (Linguistics)


Electronic books.

PL1250.D56 / Y58 2014eb

495.17