Re: Reference Grammars (was: Doraja)
| From: | Boudewijn Rempt <bsarempt@...> |
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| Date: | Wednesday, April 26, 2000, 17:07 |
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On Sun, 25 Apr 100, John Cowan wrote:
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> Also there is _Mandarin Chinese: A Functional Reference Grammar_ by
> Li & Thompson, which was my explicit model.
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This was my first 'real' grammar. It's quite good and clear, but is
totally different from the Mouton grammars in style. I can't put my
finger on what's exactly different - but there is something. Maybe just
old-fashioned-ness. Matisoff's Lahu grammar is excellent, too, but also
very old-fashioned, very seventies in outlook and presentation.
There really has been a good crop of reference grammars in the last
decade.
Boudewijn Rempt | http://www.valdyas.org