Brief History of the Chinese Language V - Middle Chinese Lexicon 1

As the fifth volume of a multi-volume set on the Chinese language, this book studies the development of monosyllables and polysyllables in Middle Chinese and the overall evolution of lexical meanings during the period.

List of contents

1. Development of Monosyllabic Words of Middle Chinese 2. Development of Polysyllabic Words of Middle Chinese 3. Development of Lexical Meanings of Middle Chinese

About the author

Xi Xiang is Professor at Sichuan University (China) and a distinguished linguist. His research interests are focused on Chinese language history and Chinese linguistics. His major works include A Brief History of Chinese, Dictionary of Poetry Classics, Commentary on the Translation of Poetry Classics, Dictionary of Ancient Chinese Knowledge, Concise Ancient Chinese Dictionary, and so on.

Summary

As the fifth volume of a multi-volume set on the Chinese language, this book studies the development of monosyllables and polysyllables in Middle Chinese and the overall evolution of lexical meanings during the period.

Product details

• Authors: Xi Xiang
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 17.02.2023
• EAN: 9781032430614
• ISBN: 978-1-0-3243061-4
• No. of pages: 178
• Series: Chinese Linguistics
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies > General and comparative linguistics; LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / General, LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / Linguistics / General, FOREIGN LANGUAGE STUDY / Chinese, Chinese, Language: reference & general, Language: reference and general, Historical & comparative linguistics, Language teaching and learning, Language teaching & learning (other than ELT), Historical and comparative linguistics