A General Theory of Ancient Chinese [electronic resource] / by Lihong Jiang, Mingshan Ren.

By:

Jiang, Lihong [author.]

Contributor(s):

Ren, Mingshan [author.]

Material type: Text

TextLanguage: English Series: Publication details: Singapore : Springer Nature Singapore : Imprint: Springer, 2023.Edition: 1st ed. 2023Description: VIII, 581 p. online resourceISBN:

9789811660429

Subject(s):

DDC classification:

410 23
410 23

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Contents:

Chapter 1 Preface -- Chapter 2 Overview of the Form and Meaning of Character, Dictionary -- Chapter 3 Exegetic theory of "Sound and Note Reflect Meaning" and "Similar Sound and Note, Similar Meaning" -- Chapter 4 Explanation of the Meaning of Words -- Chapter 5 Sentences -- Chapter 6 Judgement Sentences and Declarative Sentences -- Chapter 7 Flexible Use of Words -- Chapter 8 Auxiliary Words and Affix -- Chapter 9 Personal Pronoun and Demonstrative Pronouns -- Chapter 10 Omission and Word Order -- Chapter 11 Declarative Sentences, Exclamatory Sentences, Interrogative Sentences and Imperative Sentences -- Chapter 12 Quantity and Comparison -- Chapter 13 Compound Sentences and Conjunctions -- Chapter 14 Sound, Rhyme and Tone -- Chapter 15 Rhyming Dictionary and Rhyme Classes -- Chapter 16 Old Chinese phonology -- Chapter 17 Rhyme -- Chapter 18 Rhetoric in Classical Literary Works -- Chapter 19 Common Sense of Bibliography -- Chapter 20 Doubts about Ancient Books.

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.

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Item type	Current library	Call number	Materials specified	Status	Date due	Barcode	Item holds
E-Books	National Library of India Online Resource	410 (Browse shelf(Opens below))		Available		EBK000046760ENG

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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.

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