本书所指的焦点结构包括句子层面的焦点和句子内成分的焦点。考察所覆盖的实证范围较以往的研究更广,也与类型学层面上对分裂句的研究发现相呼应。本书既面向汉语史研究人员和学生,也面向一切对句法学、语义学,尤其是焦点结构相关话题有兴趣的读者。
Preface
1 Overview
1.1 Introduction
1.2 Definitions
1.3 General information
2 Previous Literature
2.1 The semantics of the copula and its role in focus marking
2.1.1 Higgins, Richard. 1979.
2.1.2 Mikkelsen, Line. 2005, 2011.
2.1.3 The copula in the cleft constructions
2.2 Previous works on the cleft construction in Mandarin
Chinese
2.2.1 Teng, Shou-Hsin. 1979.
2.2.2 Huang, C-T. James. 1982.
2.2.3 Zhu, Yao. 1996.
2.2.4 Li, N Charles & Thompson, Sandra. 1989.
2.2.5 Cheng, Lisa. 2008.
2.2.6 Hole, Daniel. 2011.
2.2.7 von Prince, Kilu. 2012.
2 Copula in Focus Constructions
2.2.8 Zhan, Fangqiong & Sun, Chaofen. 2013.
2.2.9 Other works
2.3 Grammaticalization of copulas in historical Chinese
2.3.1 The grammaticalization of the copula wei
2.3.2 The grammaticalization of the copula shi
2.3.3 The grammaticalization of the copula xi
2.3.4 Interim Summary
3 The copula wei(唯)in Pre-Classical Chinese
3.1 Overview
3.2 Wei’s non-copular uses
3.3 The distribution of wei in copular clauses
3.4 The decline of wei’s copular use
4 The copula shi(是)in Early Medieval Chinese
4.1 The reanalysis of shi into a copula
4.2 The distribution of shi in copular clauses
4.3 Shi in cleft constructions
5 The copula xi(系)in Late Medieval Chinese
5.1 The reanalysis of xi into a copula
5.2 The distribution of xi in copular clauses
5.3 Xi in cleft constructions
5.4 Modern day pattern
5.5 Summary
6 Conclusion
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