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Author Shi, Jinbo, author.

Title Tangut language and manuscripts : an introduction / by Shi Jinbo ; translated by Li Hansong
Published Leiden ; Boston : Brill, [2020]

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Description 1 online resource (xv, 547 pages) ; color illustrations, color maps
Series Languages of Asia series ; volume 20
Languages of Asia series ; 20.
Language and Linguistics E-Books Online, Collection 2020
Contents Introduction -- 1. History and Society of Western Xia -- 2. Tangut Manuscripts -- 3. Tangut Bibliology and Bibliography -- 4. Structure and Features of Tangut Characters -- 5. Phonetics and Vocabulary -- 6. Parts of Speech -- 7. Phrases and Word Order -- 8. Sentences -- 9. Cases and Case-Markers -- 10. Existential Verbs -- 11. Prepositional Particles -- 12. Rime Transformation and Person Agreement in Tangut Verbs -- 13. Proper Nouns and Kinship Terms -- 14. Interpretation of Tangut Social Documents and the Cursive Script -- 15. Translation and Punctuation -- Afterword -- Bibliography -- Index
Summary "This book is the first comprehensive introduction to the Tangut language and culture. Five of the fifteen chapters survey the history of the Tangut Empire and the evolution of Tangut studies, including new advancements in the field, such as research on the recently decoded Tangut cursive writings found in Khara-Khoto documents. The other ten chapters provide an introduction to the Tangut language: its origins, script, characters, grammars, translations, textual and contextual readings. In this synthesis of historical narratives and linguistic analysis, the renowned Tangutologist Shi Jinbo offers a guided access to the mysterious civilisation of the 'Great State White and High' to both a specialized and a general audience"-- Provided by publisher
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index
Notes Translated from the original Chinese into English
Description based on online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on June 16, 2020)
Subject Tangut language.
Tangut language.
Form Electronic book
Author Li, Hansong, translator.
LC no. 2020007974
ISBN 9789004414549
9004414541
9789004414532
9004414533
Other Titles Xi Xia wen jiao cheng. English