Name: Motion in Chinese
ISBN: 978-981-13-1992-1

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Chengzhi Chu ⁰

Chengzhi Chu
1. University of California, Davis, Woodland, USA
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Presents an improved theoretical framework for better characterizing the conceptual structure of motion and its linguistic realization
Offers a comprehensive study of the conceptualization and representation of motion in Chinese
Provides a detailed account of Figure, Ground, Path, Manner, and Move of motion and their lexicalization patterns
Identifies typological features of Chinese motion constructions in comparison to Western languages such as Spanish and English

Part of the book series: Frontiers in Chinese Linguistics (FiCL, volume 7)

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Keywords

Motion Event
Mandarin Chinese
Conceptual Structure
Lexicalization Patterns
Typological Features

About this book

Motion is one of the most basic human experiences, and it provides an important window for looking into human cognition and language. Within the paradigm of cognitive semantics, this book presents a comprehensive study of the conceptualization and linguistic representation of motion in Mandarin Chinese. It focuses on the correlation between the ways in which Mandarin speakers conceptualize motion events and the ways in which they render them and carefully considers the typological properties. In addition to deepening our understanding of motion cognition and expressions, this study also affords insights for L2 learning and teaching of motion in Chinese.

Authors and Affiliations

University of California, Davis, Woodland, USA

Chengzhi Chu

About the author

Dr. Chengzhi Chu teaches Chinese language and linguistics at the University of California, Davis and directs its Chinese Language Program. He also serves on the Graduate Faculty of Linguistics of UC Davis. He is the former President of the Chinese Language Teachers Association, USA, and Guest or Honorary Professor of several other universities. Before joining UC Davis, he taught at Stanford University and the Beijing Language and Culture University for many years. He is a frequent and popular speaker at national and international conferences and workshops. He has published widely on Chinese linguistics, cognitive semantics, corpus linguistics, Chinese L2 pedagogy, application of technology in Chinese teaching, Chinese testing, and intercultural communication.

Bibliographic Information

Book Title: Motion in Chinese
Book Subtitle: Event Conceptualization and Grammatical Realization
Authors: Chengzhi Chu
Series Title: Frontiers in Chinese Linguistics
Publisher: Springer Singapore
eBook Packages: Social Sciences, Social Sciences (R0)
Copyright Information: Peking University Press and Springer Nature Singapore Pte Ltd. 3000
Hardcover ISBN: 978-981-13-1992-1Due: To be confirmed
eBook ISBN: 978-981-13-1993-8Due: To be confirmed
Series ISSN: 2522-5308
Series E-ISSN: 2522-5316
Edition Number: 1
Number of Illustrations: 11 b/w illustrations

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