In:A Linguistic Comparison of Chinese and English: Structural, functional, and typological perspectives
Chao Li
[Studies in Language Companion Series 239] 2026
► pp. 139–172
Chapter 6Notion of “word” and word classes
Published online: 13 January 2026
https://doi.org/10.1075/slcs.239.c6
https://doi.org/10.1075/slcs.239.c6
Article outline
- 6.1Notion of “word”
- 6.2Word classes
- 6.2.1Noun, verb, adjective, and adverb in Chinese and English
- 6.2.2Other word classes in Chinese and English
- 6.2.3Comparison and discussion
- 6.3Summary and conclusions
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