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In:A Linguistic Comparison of Chinese and English: Structural, functional, and typological perspectives
Chao Li
[Studies in Language Companion Series 239] 2026
► pp. 6–36

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Chapter 2
Typological features of Chinese and English

Published online: 13 January 2026

https://doi.org/10.1075/slcs.239.c2

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2.1Tonal or not?
2.2Isolating language or not?
2.3Monosyllabic language or not?
2.4Subject prominence and topic prominence
2.5Dominant word order
2.6Summary
Notes