A guide to Chinese syntax covering a broad variety of topics including categories, argument structure, passives and anaphora.

JAMES HUANG is a Professor in the Department of Linguistics at Harvard University.

Introduction; 1. Categories; 2. Argument structure; 3. The verb phrase; 4. Passives; 5. The ba construction; 6. Topic and relative constructions; 7. Questions; 8. Nominal expressions; 9. Anaphora.