Liang Tao

List of John Benjamins publications for which Liang Tao plays a role.

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This report presents a case study on a current grammatical change in a rhetorical question 不是…吗 (isn’t it the case…?) and its spreading from spoken Beijing Mandarin to Mandarin Chinese in general. The study addresses three interrelated issues that concern the development and spreading of this new… read more
This study offers support to usage-based studies to promote the importance of everyday language use in language development and grammaticalization. Specifically, the study presents a new construction in Beijing Mandarin Chinese that currently co-occurs with its original form, both in spoken… read more
The importance of metalinguistic knowledge in foreign language learning is exemplified by beginning Chinese learners’ practice of self-initiated self-repairs. It demonstrates how such knowledge helps learners to enhance accurate L2 production. Repair constitutes an important part of the social… read more
Tao, Liang 2005 The importance of discourse analysis for linguistic theory: A Mandarin Chinese IllustrationLinguistic Diversity and Language Theories, Frajzyngier, Zygmunt, Adam Hodges and David S. Rood (eds.), pp. 285–317 | Article
Tao, Liang 2002 Phono-syntactic conspiracy and beyond: Grammaticalization in spoken Beijing MandarinNew Reflections on Grammaticalization, Wischer, Ilse and Gabriele Diewald (eds.), pp. 277–292 | Article