Modern Chinese Grammar ― A Clause-pivot Theoretical Approach

Modern Chinese Grammar provides a comprehensive coverage of Chinese grammar through the clause-pivot theory and the double triangle approach, first proposed by Fuyi Xing in 1996.

Translated into English for the first time, the book is widely regarded by linguists as a seminal text, and ground-breaking in linguistics research. The book contains discussion of the topics which are essential to Chinese grammar, from words and phrases, to complex sentences and sentence groups. It addresses such controversial issues as word class identification, the distinction between words and phrases, and between clauses and complex sentences. The book also shows, through a wealth of examples, how the clause-pivot theory and the double triangle approach can be applied productively in grammatical studies.

Modern Chinese Grammar: A Clause-Pivot Theoretical Approach is an essential purchase for researchers and graduate students of Chinese grammar and syntax.

Fuyi Xing has won many prizes and honours for his contribution to the study of Chinese grammar in China. His influence is felt internationally, and he is recognized as the founder to logic-oriented Chinese grammar in Russia, and as one of the most important Chinese grammarians of the 20th century in China.

Yong Wang is a professor at the Department of English Language and Literature, Central China Normal University, China.

Fangfeng Dong is a professor in the School of Foreign Languages, Central China Normal University, China.