《马氏文通》出版以前西方各国的汉语教学与研究取得了丰硕的成果,是中国语言学史上非常宝贵的文献资料,但目前汉语学界较少谈及。本文介绍一本英文版的汉语语法书———《中国北方口语语法研究》,文章分析全书的内容,并探讨其在汉语语法史上的地位和意义。 Before the publication of Ma Shi Wen Tong, Chinese teaching and research in western countries made great achievements. It is an invaluable document in the history of Chinese linguistics. However, at present, Chinese scholars rarely talk about it. This article introduces an English version of the Chinese grammar book, “Research on Spoken Grammar in Northern China.” This article analyzes the content of the book and explores its status and significance in the history of Chinese grammar.