37.491, Books: A Linguistic Comparison of Chinese and English: Li (2026)

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Subject: 37.491, Books: A Linguistic Comparison of Chinese and English: Li (2026)

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Date: 03-Feb-2026
From: Karin Plijnaar [karin.plijnaar at benjamins.nl]
Subject: A Linguistic Comparison of Chinese and English: Li (2026)


Title: A Linguistic Comparison of Chinese and English
Subtitle: Structural, functional, and typological perspectives
Series Title: Studies in Language Companion Series   239
Publication Year: 2026

Publisher: John Benjamins
           http://www.benjamins.com/
Book URL: https://benjamins.com/catalog/slcs.239

Author(s): Chao Li

eBook ISBN:  9789027244246 Pages:  415 Price: Europe EURO 135.00
eBook ISBN:  9789027244246 Pages:  415 Price: U.K. £ 113.00
eBook ISBN:  9789027244246 Pages:  415 Price: U.S. $ 176.00
Hardback ISBN:  9789027232106 Pages:  415 Price: Europe EURO 135.00
Hardback ISBN:  9789027232106 Pages:  415 Price: Europe EURO 143.10
Hardback ISBN:  9789027232106 Pages:  415 Price: U.K. £ 113.00
Hardback ISBN:  9789027232106 Pages:  415 Price: U.S. $ 176.00

Abstract:

The book examines similarities and differences between Chinese and
English from structural, functional, and typological perspectives. The
linguistic comparison undertaken covers various aspects of the two
languages, including, for example, typological features, the
phonological system, the writing system, morphological structure,
syntactic structure, and information structure. The book often relates
the comparison of the two languages to linguistic typology and
language universals. Moreover, the conceptions of some of the
linguistic notions (e.g. “word,” “subject,” and “(im)perfective”)
touched upon in this work have theoretical implications. This book is
intended for researchers, instructors, and students who are interested
in language comparison and linguistic typology in general and/or in
the comparison of Chinese and English in particular. It can be used
both as a reference and as a textbook.

Written In: English (eng)



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