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    A History of the Chinese Language - Second Edition

    EAN: 9780367209858

    ISBN: 978-0-367-20985-8 // ISBN: 9780367209858
    Anno di edizione: 2021
    Casa editrice: Routledge
    Numero di pagine: 230
    Lingua: inglese, cinese
    Paese di origine: Regno Unito

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    A History of the Chinese Language provides a comprehensive introduction to the historical development of the Chinese language from its Proto-Sino-Tibetan roots in prehistoric times to Modern Standard Chinese. Taking a highly accessible and balanced approach, it presents a chronological survey of the various stages of the Chinese language, covering key aspects such as phonology, syntax, and semantics.

    The second edition presents a revised and updated version that reflects recent scholarship in Chinese historical linguistics and new developments in related disciplines.

    Features include:

    • Coverage of the major historical stages in Chinese language development, such as Old Chinese, Middle Chinese, Early Modern Chinese, and Modern Standard Chinese.
    • Treatment of core linguistic aspects of the Chinese language, including phonological changes, grammatical development, lexical evolution, vernacular writing, the Chinese writing system, and Chinese dialects.
    • Inclusion of authentic Chinese texts throughout the book, presented within a rigorous framework of linguistic analysis to help students to build up critical and evaluative skills and acquire valuable cultural knowledge.
    • Integration of materials from different disciplines, such as archaeology, genetics, history, and sociolinguistics, to highlight the cultural and social background of each period of the language.

    Written by a highly experienced instructor, A History of the Chinese Language will be an essential resource for students of Chinese language and linguistics and for anyone interested in the history and culture of China.

    Indice dei contenuti: 

    Preface to the second edition

    List of tables

    List of figures

    List of syntax labels

    Chapter 1 Overview

    1.1 What is Chinese historical linguistics?

    1.2 Terminological clarification

    1.3 Periodization of the Chinese language

    Chapter 2 Prehistory

    2.1 Establishing linguistic genetic relationships

    2.2 The Sino-Tibetan languages

    2.3 How old is the Sino-Tibetan language family?

    2.4 Linguistic properties of Proto-Sino-Tibetan

    Chapter 3 Old Chinese: The Elegant Speech

    3.1 Evidence of sound change

    3.2 Syllable structure of Chinese

    3.3 Rhyme groups of Old Chinese

    3.4 Initials of Old Chinese

    3.5 Consonant clusters

    3.6 Methodology of Old Chinese reconstruction

    3.7 Tones in Old Chinese

    3.8 A reconstructed system of Old Chinese

    Chapter 4 Middle Chinese: The Poetic Language

    4.1 The rhyme dictionary Qièyùn

    4.2 The fǎnqiè method

    4.3 Structure of the Guǎngyùn

    4.4 Rhyme tables

    4.5 The linking method for analyzing the Guǎngyùn

    4.6 The comparative reconstruction method

    4.7 The notion of děng ("division, grade")

    4.8 A reconstructed system of Middle Chinese

    Chapter 5 Old Mandarin of Yuan Dynasty Dramas

    5.1 The rhyme book Zhōngyuán Yīnyùn

    5.2 Categories of initials and finals in Old Mandarin

    5.3 Reconstruction of Old Mandarin initials and finals

    5.4 Tonal development

    Chapter 6 Classical Chinese Grammar

    6.1 What is Classical Chinese?

    6.2 Morphology

    6.3 Word classes

    6.4 Basic word order

    6.5 Special grammatical constructions

    Chapter 7 Vernacular Writing

    7.1 Diglossia

    7.2 Sources of vernacular writing

    7.3 Morphological developments

    7.4 Word classes in the vernacular

    7.5 Word order in the post-classical era

    7.6 Syntactic changes

    Chapter 8 Lexical and Semantic Changes

    8.1 Extension

    8.2 Narrowing

    8.3 Shifting of word meaning

    8.4 Substitution of lexical items

    8.5 Mixed changes

    8.6 Euphemism and taboos in lexical changes

    8.7 Loanwords and calques

    8.8 Clues to meaning change in Chinese characters

    Chapter 9 Formation of Modern Standard Chinese

    9.1 Origin of the national language

    9.2 The modern phonology system

    9.3 Morphological properties

    9.4 Word classes and cross-category flexibility

    9.5 Typical word order

    9.6 Aspect markers

    9.7 Current uses of special grammatical constructions

    9.8 Changes in the modern lexicon

    Chapter 10 Modern Chinese Dialects

    10.1 Formation of Chinese dialects

    10.2 Classification of Chinese dialects

    10.3 Mandarin dialects

    10.4 The Wu dialects

    10.5 The Xiang dialects

    10.6 The Gan dialects

    10.7 The Kejia dialects

    10.8 The Yue dialects

    10.9 The Min dialects

    10.10 Influences of the national language on dialects

    Chapter 11 The Chinese Writing System

    11.1 Origin of Chinese characters

    11.2 Development of the writing system

    11.3 Six types of characters in the liùshū system

    11.4 Characters in vernacular writing and dialects

    11.5 Simplification of Chinese characters

    11.6 Debates about the nature of Chinese writing

    References

    Appendix I: Major Chronological Divisions of Chinese History

    Appendix II: Articulatory Phonetics and IPA

    Appendix III: Chinese Pīnyīn Pronunciation Guide

    Appendix IV: Correspondence Charts of Pīnyīn and IPA Symbols

    Index

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