| Description |
1 online resource (viii, 581 pages) |
| Series |
Qizhen humanities and social sciences library |
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Qizhen humanities and social sciences library
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| Contents |
Intro -- Contents -- Chapter 1 Prologue -- 1.1 What is Ancient Chinese Language? -- 1.2 Ancient Chinese Language and Modern Chinese Language -- 1.3 Objectives and Requirements of Ancient Chinese Learning -- 1.4 Methods of Learning Ancient Chinese -- Chapter 2 A Brief Introduction to Form and Meaning of Chinese Characters & Dictionaries -- 2.1 Form, Pronunciation and Meaning of Chinese Characters -- 2.2 Formation of Chinese Characters -- 2.2.1 Pictographs and Self-Explanatory Characters -- 2.2.2 Associative Compounds -- 2.2.3 Phono-Semantic Characters -- 2.2.4 Phonetic Loan Characters |
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2.3 Original Form and Original Meaning -- Exploration into the Original Meaning -- 2.4 The Original Meaning and Extended Meaning -- 2.5 Phonetic Loan Characters and Variant Forms -- 2.6 Calligraphic Varieties -- 2.6.1 To Invent New Characters by Adding Pictographic Element and/or Phonetic Element on Ancient Characters -- 2.6.2 Variation of Character Forms -- 2.6.3 The Phonetic Loan Character Used for a Modern Character -- 2.7 Dictionaries -- 2.7.1 Arrangements of Dictionaries and Their Objectives -- 2.7.2 From Kangxi Dictionary to Ci Hai |
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3.3.1 Introduction to Lianmian Zi -- 3.3.2 Key and Function of Understanding Lianmian Zi -- Chapter 4 Interpretation of Word Meaning -- 4.1 Problems in Interpreting Word Meaning -- 4.1.1 Exploring the Meaning from the Context -- 4.1.2 Similarity and Difference of Word Meaning -- 4.1.3 Word Meaning in Different Ages -- 4.2 Imaginary Numbers -- Generic Names and Proper Names -- Taboos and Euphemism -- Figurative Meaning -- Compound Words with Partial Meaning -- Literary Allusive Words -- 4.2.1 Imaginary Numbers -- 4.2.2 Generic Names and Proper Names -- 4.2.3 Taboos and Euphemism |
| Summary |
This book systematically outlines the development of ancient Chinese. Consisting of 20 chapters, the self-contained work presents macro-level discussions on a broad range of topics, including: philology, phonology, exegetics, certain words special meanings, sentence types, the flexible use of words, different grammars in ancient and modern times, and rhetoric. 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 |
| Notes |
6.2.3 Optative Verb Structure |
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Translated from the Chinese |
| Subject |
Chinese language -- Ancient Chinese, 600-1200.
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Chinese language -- Ancient Chinese
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Ren, Mingshan, editor
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Zhu, Ye, editor
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Gao, Wenyan, editor
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| ISBN |
9789811660429 |
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9811660425 |
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