books.google.com - This is the first book in Chinese linguistics which discusses the grammar of a dialect group from both synchronic and diachronic perspectives. The author uses new data and new frameworks to present an analysis of the grammar of the Xiang dialect spoken in Hunan, China. The discussions in this book also...http://books.google.com/books/about/A_Synchronic_And_Diachronic_Study_Of_The.html?id=rPtwPsHbvOYC&utm_source=gb-gplus-shareA Synchronic And Diachronic Study Of The Grammar Of The Chinese Xiang Dialects