Chinese vs.English ■ Chinese:Topic-prominent language (话题占突显地位的语言) English:Subject-prominent language (主语占突显地位的语言) --C.N.Li &S.A.Thompson in 1970sChinese vs. English ◼ Chinese: Topic-prominent language (话题占突显地位的语言) ◼ English: Subject-prominent language (主语占突显地位的语言) ◼ -- C. N. Li & S. A. Thompson in 1970s