Hang Zhang

List of John Benjamins publications in which Hang Zhang is involved.

Title

Introducing Chinese Linguistics: A handbook for Chinese language teachers and learners

Hang Zhang and Lan Zhang

This book provides a comprehensive introduction to the fundamentals of Chinese linguistics, including the core components of phonetics and phonology, morphology, syntax, writing system, and social cultural aspects of the language. It also discusses key features of Chinese language acquisition in… read more

[Studies in Chinese Language and Discourse, 16] 2022. xx, 283 pp.

Article

Zhang, Hang 2016 Prominence marking in second language Chinese tones Integrating Chinese Linguistic Research and Language Teaching and Learning, Tao, Hongyin (ed.), pp. 195–214 | Article

Focal prominence in Chinese is expressed mainly by expanding pitch range, intensity and duration, but not by changing the general pitch shape of lexical tones. This poses a great challenge for adult learners of Chinese. This paper investigates how forty English and Japanese speaking learners of… read more