A Handbook of Old Chinese Phonology

A Handbook of Old Chinese Phonology

Author: William H. Baxter

Publisher: Walter de Gruyter

Published: 2010-12-14

Total Pages: 940

ISBN-13: 3110857081

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TRENDS IN LINGUISTICS is a series of books that open new perspectives in our understanding of language. The series publishes state-of-the-art work on core areas of linguistics across theoretical frameworks as well as studies that provide new insights by building bridges to neighbouring fields such as neuroscience and cognitive science. TRENDS IN LINGUISTICS considers itself a forum for cutting-edge research based on solid empirical data on language in its various manifestations, including sign languages. It regards linguistic variation in its synchronic and diachronic dimensions as well as in its social contexts as important sources of insight for a better understanding of the design of linguistic systems and the ecology and evolution of language. TRENDS IN LINGUISTICS publishes monographs and outstanding dissertations as well as edited volumes, which provide the opportunity to address controversial topics from different empirical and theoretical viewpoints. High quality standards are ensured through anonymous reviewing.


A Phonological History of Chinese

A Phonological History of Chinese

Author: Zhongwei Shen

Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Published: 2020-06-04

Total Pages: 441

ISBN-13: 1107135842

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A one-stop, comprehensive account of the key developments in the phonological history of Chinese.


Chinese Phonology in Generative Grammar

Chinese Phonology in Generative Grammar

Author: De Bao Xu

Publisher: BRILL

Published: 2021-11-15

Total Pages: 254

ISBN-13: 9004501959

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Contains eight papers that cover the areas of field-work, dialectology, and synchronic studies of segmental and tonal systems of the Chinese language family. These papers are related to the theoretical issues in: the SPE Model; Lexical Phonology and Morphology; Autosegmental Phonology; Metrical Phonology; and Optimality Theory.


The Palgrave Handbook of Chinese Language Studies

The Palgrave Handbook of Chinese Language Studies

Author: Zhengdao Ye

Publisher: Springer Nature

Published: 2022-07-30

Total Pages: 1032

ISBN-13: 9811609241

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This new major reference work provides a comprehensive overview of linguistic phenomena in a variety of Sinitic languages in a global context, highlighting the dynamic interaction between these languages and English. This “living reference work” offers a window into the linguistic sphere in China and beyond, and showcases the latest research into diverse and evolving linguistic phenomena that have resulted from intensified interactions between the Sinophone world and other lingua-spheres. The Handbook is divided into five sections. The chapters in Section I (New Research Trends in Chinese Linguistic Research) present fast-growing research areas in Chinese linguistics, particularly those undertaken by scholars based in China. Section II (Interactions of Sinitic Languages) focuses on language-contact situations inside and outside China. The chapters in Section III (Meaning, Culture, Translation) explore the meanings of key cultural concepts, and how ideas move between Chinese and English through translation across various genres. Section IV (New Trends in Teaching Chinese as a Foreign Language) covers new ideas and practices relating to teaching the Chinese language and culture. The final section, Section V (Transference from Chinese to English), explores dynamic interactions between varieties of Chinese and varieties of English, as they play out in multilingual sites and settings


The Phonology of Standard Chinese

The Phonology of Standard Chinese

Author: San Duanmu

Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA

Published: 2007-10-18

Total Pages: 382

ISBN-13: 0199215782

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This comprehensive study of Chinese phonology covers both factual description and theoretical analyses. In addition, efforts have been made to avoid unecessary jargon and to introduce relevant theories in a non-technical way.


Studies in Chinese Phonology

Studies in Chinese Phonology

Author: Jialing Wang

Publisher: Walter de Gruyter

Published: 1997

Total Pages: 306

ISBN-13: 9783110139532

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From the contents: Lexical and postlexical tone sandhi in Chongming.- Resolving the paradox of Tianjin tone sandhi.- Mandarin third tone sandhi and prosodic structure.- Towards a systematic account of Shanghai tonal phonology.- The representation of the netral tone in Chinese Putonghua.- The Cantonese vowel system in historical perspective.- Underspecification and the description of Chinese vowels.


Middle Chinese

Middle Chinese

Author: Edwin G. Pulleyblank

Publisher: UBC Press

Published: 2011-11-01

Total Pages: 290

ISBN-13: 0774843373

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Published in the early part of this century, Bernhard Karlgren's classic work Etudes sur la phonologie chinoise laid the foundation in western sinology for the scientific reconstruction of Chinese pronunciation. In this present study E.G. Pulleyblank gives the first full-scale review of Karlgren's work, taking into account advances in knowledge over the past fifty years in both the history of the Chinese language and in general linguistic theory.


The Oxford Handbook of Chinese Linguistics

The Oxford Handbook of Chinese Linguistics

Author: William S.-Y. Wang

Publisher:

Published: 2015

Total Pages: 793

ISBN-13: 0199856338

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The Oxford Handbook of Chinese Linguistics offers a broad and comprehensive coverage of the entire field from a multi-disciplinary perspective. All chapters are contributed by leading scholars in their respective areas. This Handbook contains eight sections: history, languages and dialects, language contact, morphology, syntax, phonetics and phonology, socio-cultural aspects and neuro-psychological aspects. It provides not only a diachronic view of how languages evolve, but also a synchronic view of how languages in contact enrich each other by borrowing new words, calquing loan translation and even developing new syntactic structures. It also accompanies traditional linguistic studies of grammar and phonology with empirical evidence from psychology and neurocognitive sciences. In addition to research on the Chinese language and its major dialect groups, this handbook covers studies on sign languages and non-Chinese languages, such as the Austronesian languages spoken in Taiwan.