The Chinese Particle Le

Ever since the start of Chinese linguistic studies, the description of the Chinese particle LE has remained elusive. This book discusses the role so-called Chinese 'sentence LE' plays in the construction and maintenance of discourse.

Autorentext

M.E. van den Berg, G. Wu

Inhalt

1. Introduction 2. Previous Studies 3. The Particle Le and the Study of Language Use 4. The Historical Development of the Particle Le 5. Action Picture Stories 6. Children's Stories 7. Conversations 8. Discussion 9. Theoretical Implications