This is a translated collection of the most distinguishedjournal articles of the Chinese linguistics field. Articles wereselected for their originality, novelty, theoretical significance,and enlightenment to general linguistics study. Most ofthe articles selected were published in the last five years.The eighteen articles included in this book cover nearlyall major areas of Chinese linguistics, such as phonology,syntax, semantics, pragmatics, language contact, languageevolution, and comparative studies of Sino-Tibetan languages.These articles document discussions of some theoreticalissues through the case studies of Asian languages. Thisbook is appropriate for readers of the linguistics circle andserves as a reference book in Chinese linguistics study.