Problems In Comparative Chinese Dialectology

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Problems In Comparative Chinese Dialectology

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Author : David Prager Branner
language : en
Publisher: Walter de Gruyter
Release Date : 2011-04-20

Problems In Comparative Chinese Dialectology written by David Prager Branner and has been published by Walter de Gruyter this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2011-04-20 with Language Arts & Disciplines categories.

This book discusses the methodology of systematic Chinese Dialect classification, with particular attention to the conservative Miin and Hakka groups spoken in southern China. The primary linguistic methodology employed is the historical-comparative method, and the dialects chosen as examples of classification are those spoken in and around the township of Wann'an in western Fukien's Longyan country. The book features extensive comparative tables of dialect forms, and a two-hundred page appendix outlining the diasystem of the four principal Wann'an dialects.

Chinese Linguistics

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Author : Giorgio Francesco Arcodia
language : en
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Release Date : 2021

Chinese Linguistics written by Giorgio Francesco Arcodia and has been published by Oxford University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2021 with Foreign Language Study categories.

This volume provides a broad introduction to Chinese linguistics. It offers an accessible synthesis of the most relevant topics in the field both for researchers and scholars on China studies and for linguists, including those with little or no previous knowledge of Chinese.

Introduction To Chinese Dialectology

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Author : Margaret Mian Yan
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2006

Introduction To Chinese Dialectology written by Margaret Mian Yan and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2006 with Chinese language categories.

Dialect And Nationalism In China 1860 1960

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Author : Gina Anne Tam
language : en
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Release Date : 2020-03-05

Dialect And Nationalism In China 1860 1960 written by Gina Anne Tam and has been published by Cambridge University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2020-03-05 with History categories.

Analyzes how fangyan (local Chinese languages or dialects) were central to the creation of modern Chinese nationalism.

Writing And Literacy In Early China

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Author : Feng Li
language : en
Publisher: University of Washington Press
Release Date : 2011-11-22

Writing And Literacy In Early China written by Feng Li and has been published by University of Washington Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2011-11-22 with History categories.

The emergence and spread of literacy in ancient human society an important topic for all who study the ancient world, and the development of written Chinese is of particular interest, as modern Chinese orthography preserves logographic principles shared by its most ancient forms, making it unique among all present-day writing systems. In the past three decades, the discovery of previously unknown texts dating to the third century BCE and earlier, as well as older versions of known texts, has revolutionized the study of early Chinese writing. The long-term continuity and stability of the Chinese written language allow for this detailed study of the role literacy played in early civilization. The contributors to Writing and Literacy in Early China inquire into modes of manuscript production, the purposes for which texts were produced, and the ways in which they were actually used. By carefully evaluating current evidence and offering groundbreaking new interpretations, the book illuminates the nature of literacy for scribes and readers.

A Cultural History Of The Chinese Language

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Author : Sharron Gu
language : en
Publisher: McFarland
Release Date : 2011-12-22

A Cultural History Of The Chinese Language written by Sharron Gu and has been published by McFarland this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2011-12-22 with Literary Criticism categories.

Chinese, one of the oldest active languages, evolved over 5,000 years. As such, it makes for a fascinating case study in the development of language. This cultural history of Chinese demonstrates that the language grew and responded to its music and visual expression in a manner very similar to contemporary English and other Western languages. Within Chinese cultural history lie the answers to numerous questions that have haunted scholars for decades: How does language relate to worldview? What would happen to law after its language loses absolute binding power? How do music, visual, and theatrical images influence literature? By presenting Chinese not as a system of signs but as the history of a community, this study shows how language has expanded the scope of Chinese imagination and offers a glimpse into the future of younger languages throughout the world.

Abc Etymological Dictionary Of Old Chinese

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Author : Axel Schuessler
language : en
Publisher: University of Hawaii Press
Release Date : 2023-12-31

Abc Etymological Dictionary Of Old Chinese written by Axel Schuessler and has been published by University of Hawaii Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2023-12-31 with Foreign Language Study categories.

This is the first genuine etymological dictionary of Old Chinese written in any language. As such, it constitutes a milestone in research on the evolution of the Sinitic language group. Whereas previous studies have emphasized the structure of the Chinese characters, this pathbreaking dictionary places primary emphasis on the sounds and meanings of Sinitic roots. Based on more than three decades of intensive investigation in primary and secondary sources, this completely new dictionary places Old Chinese squarely within the Sino-Tibetan language family (including close consideration of numerous Tiberto-Burman languages), while paying due regard to other language families such as Austroasiatic, Miao-Yao (Hmong-Mien), and Kam-Tai. Designed for use by nonspecialists and specialists alike, the dictionary is highly accessible, being arranged in alphabetical order and possessed of numerous innovative lexicographical features. Each entry offers one or more possible etymologies as well as reconstructed pronunciations and other relevant data. Words that are morphologically related are grouped together into "word families" that attempt to make explicit the derivational or other etymological processes that relate them. The dictionary is preceded by a substantive and significant introduction that outlines the author’s views on the linguistic position of Chinese within Asia and details the phonological and morphological properties, to the degree they are known, of the earliest stages of the Chinese language and its ancestor. This introduction, because it both summarizes and synthesizes earlier work and makes several original contributions, functions as a useful reference work all on its own.

Issues In Chinese Dialect Description And Classification

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Author : Richard VanNess Simmons
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1999

Issues In Chinese Dialect Description And Classification written by Richard VanNess Simmons and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1999 with Chinese language categories.

Lost Tongues Of The Red River

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Author : John D. Phan
language : en
Publisher: Harvard University Press
Release Date : 2025-03-04

Lost Tongues Of The Red River written by John D. Phan and has been published by Harvard University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2025-03-04 with Language Arts & Disciplines categories.

Among the world’s languages, Vietnamese provides unique insight into the cosmopolitan dynamism of premodern Asia. Modern notions of language history are often constrained by nationalist narratives, focused on bolstering a particular nation’s social, cultural, or political identities. A closer look at the Vietnamese language reveals a rich record of interaction and transformation that does not fit easily within modern nation-state lines or boundaries. By employing philological, textual, and comparative linguistic methodologies, John D. Phan uncovers the history of a Sinitic language rooted in the Red River Plain of northern Vietnam, which he calls “Annamese Middle Chinese.” The life and death of this language stimulated dramatic transformations in the speech of the region, ultimately giving rise to a new and alloyed language over the early centuries of the second millennium—Vietnamese. Drawing connections among linguistic, demographic, intellectual, and cultural realities over time, Phan traces the story of the emergence of Vietnamese within the broader context of a cosmopolitan East and Southeast Asia. Lost Tongues of the Red River demonstrates how language forms a surprisingly intimate record of human interaction—one with unique potential to enrich and expand our understanding of the distant past.

The Language Of The Sangleys

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Author : Henning Klöter
language : en
Publisher: BRILL
Release Date : 2011

The Language Of The Sangleys written by Henning Klöter and has been published by BRILL this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2011 with Foreign Language Study categories.

An incisive, multi-faceted study of a Spanish-Chinese manuscript grammar of the seventeenth century, The Language of the Sangleys presents a fascinating, new chapter in the history of Chinese and general linguistics.