A GOOD TEACHER SHOULD BE A GOOD SCIENTIST: INTRODUCING THE RUSSIAN TRANSLATION OF “MODERN CHINESE GRAMMAR” BY XING FUI
The article introduces the reader to Xing Fuyi - one of the most famous linguists in China and his approach to Modern Chinese Grammar. Xing’s monography recently translated into Russian contains a comprehensive description of Chinese grammar, including parts of speech, words, phrases, complex sentences and sentence groups. Since 1996 when prof. Xing Fuyi first proposed his clause-pivot theory and the double-triangle approach, the linguist became one of the most influential grammarians of the 20th century in China. His logic-oriented approach to grammar is widely regarded as groundbreaking in Chinese linguistics.