The Chinese Rhyme Tables

Author : Pan Wenguo
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
Page : 128 pages
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Release : 2023-07-14
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9781000909593

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The Chinese Rhyme Tables by Pan Wenguo Pdf

As the second volume of a two-volume set that studies the Chinese rhyme tables, this book seeks to reconstruct the ancient rhyme tables based on the extant materials and findings. A rhyme table is a tabulated tool constituted by phonological properties, which helps indicate the pronunciation of sinograms or Chinese characters, marking an accurate and systematic account of the Chinese phonological system. The book first explores the relationship and identifies the prototype of the extant rhyme tables. Then the principles and methods for collating and rebuilding the ancient rhyme table are introduced. It then looks at the general layout, including tables, table order, shè, zhuǎn, rhyme heading, rhyme order, light and heavy articulations, rounded and unrounded articulations, and initials. The final chapter presents the reconstructed rhyme tables with detailed annotations and add-on indexes. The book will appeal to scholars and students studying Sinology, Chinese linguistics, and especially Chinese phonology.

Author : Wenguo Pan
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 52,5 Mb
Release : 2023
Category : Chinese language
ISBN : 1032453893

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The Chinese Rhyme Tables: by Wenguo Pan Pdf

"As the first volume of a two-volume set that studies Chinese rhyme tables, this book focuses on their emergence, development, structure, and patterns. Rhyme tables are tabulated tool constituted by phonological properties, which helps indicate the pronunciation of sinograms or Chinese characters, marking a precise and systematic account of the Chinese phonological system. This volume first discusses the emergence of the model and factors that determined its formation and evolution, including the Chinese tradition of the rhyme dictionary and the introduction of Buddhist scripts. The second part analyzes the structure and arrangement patterns of rhyme tables in detail, giving insights into the nature of "division" (deng): the classification and differentiation of speech sounds, of vital significance in the reconstruction of middle Chinese. The author argues that deng has nothing to do with vowel aperture or other phonetic features but is a natural result of rhyme table arrangement. He also reexamines the principles for irregular cases (menfa rules) and categorizes the 20 rules into three types. The book will appeal to scholars and student studying linguistics, Chinese phonology, and Sinology"--

Author : PAN. WENGUO
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 40,5 Mb
Release : 2023-03
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 103253317X

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The Chinese Rhyme Tables by PAN. WENGUO Pdf

By studying the emergence, development, structure, and pattern, the two-volume set seeks to reconstruct the ancient rhyme Chinese tables based on extant materials and findings. A rhyme table is a tabulated tool constituted by phonological properties, which helps indicate the pronunciation of sinograms or Chinese characters, marking an accurate and systematic account of the Chinese phonological system. The first volume discusses its formation and evolution and analyzes the structure and arrangement patterns of rhyme tables in detail. The author gives insights into principles for some irregular cases (menfa rules) and the nature of "division" (deng), a method of classifying and differentiating speech sounds vital to the reconstruction of Middle Chinese. The second volume first explores the relationship and identifies the prototype of the extant rhyme tables and then presents the reconstructed rhyme tables with detailed annotations and add-on indexes. The book will appeal to scholars and students studying Sinology, Chinese linguistics, and especially Chinese phonology.

Author : Pan Wenguo
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
Page : 233 pages
File Size : 54,7 Mb
Release : 2023-03-17
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9781000850765

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The Chinese Rhyme Tables by Pan Wenguo Pdf

As the first volume of a two-volume set that studies Chinese rhyme tables, this book focuses on their emergence, development, structure, and patterns. Rhyme tables are tabulated tool constituted by phonological properties, which helps indicate the pronunciation of sinograms or Chinese characters, marking a precise and systematic account of the Chinese phonological system. This volume first discusses the emergence of the model and factors that determined its formation and evolution, including the Chinese tradition of the rhyme dictionary and the introduction of Buddhist scripts. The second part analyzes the structure and arrangement patterns of rhyme tables in detail, giving insights into the nature of “division” (deng): the classification and differentiation of speech sounds, of vital significance in the reconstruction of middle Chinese. The author argues that deng has nothing to do with vowel aperture or other phonetic features but is a natural result of rhyme table arrangement. He also reexamines the principles for irregular cases (menfa rules) and categorizes the 20 rules into three types. The book will appeal to scholars and student studying linguistics, Chinese phonology, and Sinology.

Author : David Prager Branner
Publisher : John Benjamins Publishing
Page : 370 pages
File Size : 50,6 Mb
Release : 2006-01-24
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9789027288479

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The Chinese Rime Tables by David Prager Branner Pdf

This book, the first in its field in a Western language, examines China’s native phonological tool with regard to reconstruction, theory, and linguistic philosophy. After an introductory essay on the nature of the tables and the history of their interpretation, the book concentrates on three areas: application of rime table theory to reconstruction, the history of rime table theory, and the application of the tables to descriptive linguistics. An appendix details a number of 20th century systems for transcribing their phonology into Roman letters. Major topics include Altaic contact-influence on Chinese, early native understanding of the tables’ meaning, the phonological work of Yuen Ren Chao, and Stammbaumtheorie/diasystemic thinking about Chinese. New reconstructions of Han and “Common Dialectal” phonology appear here, as do complete texts and translations of the Shouwen fragments and Yunjing preface.

Author : Zenone Volpicelli
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 72 pages
File Size : 49,5 Mb
Release : 1896
Category : Chinese language
ISBN : HARVARD:32044060300639

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Chinese Phonology by Zenone Volpicelli Pdf

Author : Zhongwei Shen
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 441 pages
File Size : 44,9 Mb
Release : 2020-06-04
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9781107135840

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A Phonological History of Chinese by Zhongwei Shen Pdf

A one-stop, comprehensive account of the key developments in the phonological history of Chinese.

Author : William H. Baxter
Publisher : Walter de Gruyter
Page : 940 pages
File Size : 48,6 Mb
Release : 2010-12-14
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9783110857085

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A Handbook of Old Chinese Phonology by William H. Baxter Pdf

TRENDS IN LINGUISTICS is a series of books that open new perspectives in our understanding of language. The series publishes state-of-the-art work on core areas of linguistics across theoretical frameworks as well as studies that provide new insights by building bridges to neighbouring fields such as neuroscience and cognitive science. TRENDS IN LINGUISTICS considers itself a forum for cutting-edge research based on solid empirical data on language in its various manifestations, including sign languages. It regards linguistic variation in its synchronic and diachronic dimensions as well as in its social contexts as important sources of insight for a better understanding of the design of linguistic systems and the ecology and evolution of language. TRENDS IN LINGUISTICS publishes monographs and outstanding dissertations as well as edited volumes, which provide the opportunity to address controversial topics from different empirical and theoretical viewpoints. High quality standards are ensured through anonymous reviewing.

Author : Hongyuan Dong
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 238 pages
File Size : 45,9 Mb
Release : 2020-12-31
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9780429559686

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A History of the Chinese Language by Hongyuan Dong Pdf

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.

Author : Jerry Norman
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 308 pages
File Size : 40,6 Mb
Release : 1988-01-21
Category : Foreign Language Study
ISBN : 0521296536

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Chinese by Jerry Norman Pdf

A study of the Chinese language, tracing its history from its beginings in the second millennium BC to the present day.

Author : S. Robert Ramsey
Publisher : Princeton University Press
Page : 366 pages
File Size : 50,6 Mb
Release : 2024-05-21
Category : History
ISBN : 9780691268248

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The Languages of China by S. Robert Ramsey Pdf

An incredible source of information about the Chinese language and China’s minority languages In this accessible and informative book, S. Robert Ramsey lucidly explains what the Chinese language is—its social and geographical situation, its history, its range of dialects, the structure of the modern standard language, and the writing system. He goes on to describe the languages of China’s national minorities, showing how they interrelate with each other and with Chinese. Readers learn about the peoples who speak the languages of China, what China is like linguistically, and the cultural and historical settings of the country’s languages. For those who want more linguistic detail, Ramsey provides lists, maps, charts, and descriptions along with technical references in notes at the end of the book. Invaluable to general linguists and Sinologists alike, The Languages of China is an excellent introduction to Chinese and East Asian linguistics.

Author : Nathan Vedal
Publisher : Columbia University Press
Page : 217 pages
File Size : 54,8 Mb
Release : 2022-04-13
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9780231553766

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The Culture of Language in Ming China by Nathan Vedal Pdf

Winner, 2023 Morris D. Forkosch Prize, Journal of the History of Ideas The scholarly culture of Ming dynasty China (1368–1644) is often seen as prioritizing philosophy over concrete textual study. Nathan Vedal uncovers the preoccupation among Ming thinkers with specialized linguistic learning, a field typically associated with the intellectual revolution of the eighteenth century. He explores the collaboration of Confucian classicists and Buddhist monks, opera librettists and cosmological theorists, who joined forces in the pursuit of a universal theory of language. Drawing on a wide range of overlooked scholarly texts, literary commentaries, and pedagogical materials, Vedal examines how Ming scholars positioned the study of language within an interconnected nexus of learning. He argues that for sixteenth- and seventeenth-century thinkers, the boundaries among the worlds of classicism, literature, music, cosmology, and religion were far more fluid and porous than they became later. In the eighteenth century, Qing thinkers pared away these other fields from linguistic learning, creating a discipline focused on corroborating the linguistic features of ancient texts. Documenting a major transformation in knowledge production, this book provides a framework for rethinking global early modern intellectual developments. It offers a powerful alternative to the conventional understanding of late imperial Chinese intellectual history by focusing on the methods of scholarly practice and the boundaries by which contemporary thinkers defined their field of study.

Author : Zenone Volpicelli
Publisher : Forgotten Books
Page : 66 pages
File Size : 54,9 Mb
Release : 2017-10-11
Category : Foreign Language Study
ISBN : 0266185193

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Chinese Phonology by Zenone Volpicelli Pdf

Excerpt from Chinese Phonology: An Attempt to Discover the Sounds of the Ancient Language and to Recover the Lost Rhymes of China HE publication of this essay is mainly due to the encouragement of Mr. A. Von Rosthorn: during a discussion on the second series of rhyme-tables contained in the introduction of K'ang-hsi's Dictionary, I commu micated certain views which I had long held on an obscure point in those important tables. My opinions were considered by Mr. Von Rosthorn of sufficient import ance to induce me to undertake an exhaustive enquiry on the different dialects of China With the material industriously collected by Mr. Parker and inserted in Mr. Giles' Dictionary. The first results of my studies are contained in the following pages. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Author : Yishan Huang
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 46,8 Mb
Release : 2019
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 3862889351

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Zhangzhou Southern Min by Yishan Huang Pdf

Author : Zenone Volpicelli
Publisher : Forgotten Books
Page : 61 pages
File Size : 52,8 Mb
Release : 2015-06-26
Category : Foreign Language Study
ISBN : 1330208919

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Chinese Phonology by Zenone Volpicelli Pdf

Excerpt from Chinese Phonology: An Attempt to Discover the Sounds of the Ancient Language and to Recover the Lost Rhymes of China The publication of this essay is mainly due to the encouragement of Mr. A. von Rosthorn: during a discussion on the second series of Rhyme-Tables contained in the introduction of K'ang-hsi's Dictionary, I communicated certain views which I had long held on an obscure point in those important tables. My opinions were considered by Mr. von Rosthorn of sufficient importance to induce me to undertake an exhaustive enquiry on the different dialects of China with the material industriously collected by Mr. Parker and inserted in Mr. Giles' Dictionary. The first results of my studies are contained in the following pages. I have carried on my investigation on a novel plan, but if philology is one of the Natural Sciences, it cannot be excepted from the general treatment accorded to the class: the collection of numerous specimens and their comparison, with the application of mathematics (at least in the elementary form of statistics) become indispensable for the discovery of general laws underlying phenomena. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.