{"product_id":"architecture-of-the-periphery-in-chinese-cartography-and-minimalism-9781032401683","title":"Architecture of the Periphery in Chinese: Cartography and Minimalism","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cblockquote\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003eThe Architecture of the Periphery in Chinese provides a cartographic survey of the sentence peripheral domain in Mandarin Chinese, exploring the hierarchical order of functional projections hosting sentence-final particles, implicit operators, and other informational components. It aims to answer questions about the order, determination, and reasons for this order, enhancing our understanding of the left-periphery crosslinguistically. \u003c\/blockquote\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFormat\u003c\/strong\u003e: Paperback \/ softback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLength\u003c\/strong\u003e: 242 pages\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublication date\u003c\/strong\u003e: 29 August 2022\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher\u003c\/strong\u003e: Taylor \u0026amp; Francis Ltd\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe Architecture of the Periphery in Chinese delves into a comprehensive exploration of the intricate structure of the sentence peripheral domain in Mandarin Chinese, employing a cartographic lens. It presents a hierarchical organization of diverse functional projections, encompassing sentence-final particles, implicit operators, and other informational elements, based on the Subjectivity Scale Constraint operating at the syntax-discourse interface. Three central questions are addressed: What is the underlying order? How is this order determined? Why does this order exist? This research not only provides a thorough examination of the peripheral components in Chinese but also contributes to a broader understanding of the ordering phenomenon in left-periphery languages across languages. This book is intended for scholars with an interest in Chinese syntax or generative syntax.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Architecture of the Periphery in Chinese offers a comprehensive survey on the fine structure of the sentence peripheral domain in Mandarin Chinese from a cartographic perspective.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDifferent functional projections hosting sentence-final particles, implicit operators, and other informational components are hierarchically ordered according to the Subjectivity Scale Constraint functioning at syntax-discourse interface.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThree questions will be essentially addressed:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhat is the order? How to determine such an order? Why such an order?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis research not only gives a thorough examination of the peripheral elements in Chinese but also improves the general understanding of the ordering issue in the left-periphery crosslinguistically.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis book is aimed at scholars interested in Chinese syntax or generative syntax.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWeight\u003c\/strong\u003e: 353g\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDimension\u003c\/strong\u003e: 234 x 156 (mm)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eISBN-13\u003c\/strong\u003e: 9781032401683\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Victor Pan","offers":[{"title":"Paperback \/ softback","offer_id":44103862845690,"sku":"9781032401683","price":43.78,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0522\/4297\/2845\/products\/1675434390139_book.jpg?v=1676015057","url":"https:\/\/shulphink.com\/products\/architecture-of-the-periphery-in-chinese-cartography-and-minimalism-9781032401683","provider":"Shulph Ink","version":"1.0","type":"link"}