Overview
- Systematically outlines the development of ancient Chinese
- Departs from the tradition focusing on Old Chinese, and focuses on Middle Chinese instead
- Facilitates the transition of academic study from the traditional style to modern style
Part of the book series: Qizhen Humanities and Social Sciences Library (QHSSL)
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Table of contents (20 chapters)
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Front Matter
Keywords
About this book
Though chiefly focusing on vocabulary, the book also addresses grammar, and points out grammar problems that differ considerably from those in modern Chinese, in addition to combining morphology and syntax. Further, unlike the majority of textbooks on the subject, it pays more attention to the rhetoric used in ancient Chinese literary works. Rather than simply analyzing linguistic phenomena, the book also (and more importantly) provides a meaningful approach to the study of ancient Chinese. Accordingly, it offers a valuable asset for researchers, graduate students, and everyone else who is interested in ancient Chinese.
Authors and Affiliations
About the authors
Mingshan Ren (1912-1967) is a former professor at Hangzhou University, where he focused on the study and teaching of ancient literature, ancient Chinese and modern Chinese. He is the author of Post-Note of the Catalogue of “Book of Rites” and Overview of the History of Chinese Phonetics.
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: A General Theory of Ancient Chinese
Authors: Lihong Jiang, Mingshan Ren
Translated by: Ye Zhu, Wenyan Gao
Series Title: Qizhen Humanities and Social Sciences Library
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-16-6042-9
Publisher: Springer Singapore
eBook Packages: Literature, Cultural and Media Studies, Literature, Cultural and Media Studies (R0)
Copyright Information: Zhejiang University Press 2023
Hardcover ISBN: 978-981-16-6041-2Published: 21 March 2023
Softcover ISBN: 978-981-16-6044-3Published: 22 March 2024
eBook ISBN: 978-981-16-6042-9Published: 20 March 2023
Series ISSN: 2731-5304
Series E-ISSN: 2731-5312
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: VIII, 581
Topics: Theoretical Linguistics, Chinese, Grammar, Philology, Phonology and Phonetics