Hang Zhang

List of John Benjamins publications in which Hang Zhang is involved.

Title

Introducing Chinese Linguistics: A handbook for Chinese language teachers and learners

Hang Zhang and Lan Zhang

This book provides a comprehensive introduction to the fundamentals of Chinese linguistics, including the core components of phonetics and phonology, morphology, syntax, writing system, and social cultural aspects of the language. It also discusses key features of Chinese language acquisition in… read more

[Studies in Chinese Language and Discourse, 16] 2022. xx, 283 pp.

Articles

Zhang, Hang 2026 Old lessons, new implications: Rethinking Chinese tone and prosody pedagogy through a historical textbook analysis Chinese as a Second Language (漢語教學研究—美國中文教師學會學報): Online-First Articles | Article

This article examines the historical development of Chinese pronunciation instruction with a focus on tone and sentence-level prosody, drawing on a review of early Chinese textbooks. Based on authorship, target learners, and instructional characteristics of the Chinese sound system, the… read more

Zhang, Hang 2016 Prominence marking in second language Chinese tones Integrating Chinese Linguistic Research and Language Teaching and Learning, Tao, Hongyin (ed.), pp. 195–214 | Article

Focal prominence in Chinese is expressed mainly by expanding pitch range, intensity and duration, but not by changing the general pitch shape of lexical tones. This poses a great challenge for adult learners of Chinese. This paper investigates how forty English and Japanese speaking learners of… read more