On Ma Shi Wen Tong's Syntax System
Shao Ai-ji · Journal of Jiangsu University · 2004
Ma Jianzhong, on one hand, borrowed the syntax theory from Western grammarians, while, on the other hand, inherited the traditional Chinese grammatical theory in terms of syntax, thus formulating his own theory of syntax that combines the Western theories with the traditional Chinese ones. In Ma Shi Wen Tong, he used the term Syntax 44 times. The syntax system in Ma Shi Wen Tong consists of five parts, Syntax Unit Theory, Sentence Composition Theory, Cases Theory, Sentence Structure Pattern Theory and Sentence Mood Type Theory.