1st Edition

Dimensions of Variation in Written Chinese

By Zheng-Sheng Zhang Copyright 2017
    170 Pages
    by Routledge

    170 Pages
    by Routledge

    Dimensions of Variation in Written Chinese uses a corpus-based, multi-dimensional model to account for variation in written Chinese. Using statistical method and two-dimensional visual representation, it provides a concrete and objective view of the internal variation in written Chinese. This book is a timely work that addresses the growing interest in quantitative genre analysis and how knowledge thus gained can contribute to the teaching as well as understanding of the Chinese language.



    Zheng-sheng Zhang is Professor of Chinese at San Diego State University. He has been a long-term editor of the Journal of Chinese Language teachers Association (now known as Chinese as a Second Language) and is a respected researcher in the field of Chinese linguistics. 

    Acknowledgments  Chapter 1: Introduction  Chapter 2: Critique of Existing Literature  Chapter 3: Corpora and Search Tools  Chapter 4: Features Selection, Selected Features and Frequency Profiles  Chapter 5: Theoretical Framework and Correspondence Analysis  Chapter 6: Two Dimensions of Stylistic Variation in Modern Written Chinese  Chapter 7: Cross-linguistic Comparison with English  Chapter 8: Case Studies  Chapter 9: Theoretical Issues and Future Directions  Chapter 10: Practical Implications  Index

    Biography

    Zheng-sheng Zhang is Professor of Chinese at San Diego State University. He has been a long-term editor of the Journal of Chinese Language teachers Association (now known as Chinese as a Second Language) and is a respected researcher in the field of Chinese linguistics.