About the author
Cao Wei is an author engaged in research and writing in the field of language and linguistics. Public information about him is limited, and his dates of birth and death, nationality, and educational background are unknown. Judging from the three works held in the collection, his research interests center on two areas of linguistics: the historical study of Chinese function words and the basic theory of general linguistics. Among them, A History of Chinese Function Words reflects his attention to the evolution of function words in the history of Chinese grammar; A Course in General Linguistics shows that he also works on organizing and teaching the fundamentals of linguistics; and Cao Wei's Early Linguistic Studies (1984–1994) collects his early research, indicating that he began his linguistic work relatively early and has accumulated a substantial body of specialized papers over time. Overall, Cao Wei's writing is scholarly in orientation, focusing on linguistic theory, the history of Chinese grammar, and the analysis of specific linguistic phenomena. It is intended for professional readers and language learners, and his works are classified under language and linguistics, offering reference material for the study of Chinese linguistics and grammatical history.
Written (3)
Rating 3.9★ A Study of the History of Chinese Function Words 曹炜 Jinan University Press · 2023 This book presents a series of studies by the author on the historical development and evolution of Chinese function words across the Old Chinese, Mid… Rating 3.6★ Cao Wei's Early Collected Papers on Language Studies (1984-1994) 曹炜 Jinan University Press · 2020 This book is the author's first collection of his own papers, comprising nearly 30 articles published between the ages of 20 and 30, representing earl… Rating 3.7★ Course in General Linguistics 曹炜 Jinan University Press · 2019 A Textbook for Jiangsu Province Key Discipline Construction, General Linguistics: A Coursebook draws its theoretical framework mainly from An Outline …Publishers
Jinan University Press