The most important distinction between Chinese topic structure and its English counterpart is that thematic fronting is normal syntax in Chinese but something abnormal in English.
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- Chinese sentence structure is much different from English. Chinese sentences unite each other by meaning, whereas the English uses _______to link the sentence components.
- What are the differences between English and Chinese?
- Match the Chinese with its English equivalent.
- Match the English with its Chinese equivalent.
- Match the Chinese with its English equivalent.