Partition and quantity : numerical classifiers, measurement, and partitive constructions in Mandarin Chinese

Introduction -- Chinese Classifiers And Classifier Phrases. Grammatical Function Of Chinese Classifiers -- Syntax Of Chinese Classifier Phrases -- Encoding Of Discourse-related Information In Chinese Numeral Classifier Constructions. Chinese Measurement Constructions Revisited -- Adjectival Modification Of Chinese Classifiers -- Referentiality Of Chinese Quantity Constructions. Referential Properties Of [num-cl-n] In Chinese -- Chinese Partitive Constructions -- Conclusion. Jing Jin. Includes Bibliographical References And Index.