"Modern Chinese Grammar - A Practical Guide" is an innovative reference work on the Chinese language (Mandarin). In a single volume, it combines the presentation of traditional grammar with that of functional grammar. The grammar is divided into two parts. Part A addresses traditional grammatical categories such as word order, nouns, verbs, and specifiers. Part B systematically covers linguistic functions and situations such as communicative strategies, making comparisons, providing and requesting information, as well as expressing apologies, regrets, and compassion. The two parts of the grammar are closely interconnected through numerous cross-references, illuminating many linguistic patterns from both a grammatical and a functional perspective.