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Title

Chinese language(s) : a look through the prism of the great dictionary of modern Chinese dialects / by Maria Kurpaska.

Author

Kurpaska, Maria, 1977-

Publication

Berlin ; New York : De Gruyter Mouton, c2010.

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Description

xx, 276 p. : ill., maps; 24 cm.

Series Statement

Trends in linguistics. Studies and monographs ; 215

Uniform Title

Trends in linguistics. Studies and monographs 215.

Subject

• Xiandai hanyu fangyan da cidian
• Dialektologie
• Chinese language > Dialects > Dictionaries
• Chinesisch

Genre/Form

• dictionaries.
• Dictionaries
• Dictionnaires.

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references (p. [221]-251) and indexes.

Language (note)

• Terms in Chinese also given in romanized transliteration of Chinese and in English.

Processing Action (note)

• committed to retain

Contents

Machine generated contents note: ch. 1 Defining terminology -- 1. `fangyan' versus `dialect' -- 2. Dialects or languages -- 3. Conclusions -- ch. 2 Languages of China -- 1. Classification of Chinese -- 2. Non-Chinese languages of China -- 3. Alternative classifications -- ch. 3 The language policy of the People's Republic of China regarding the dialects of Chinese -- 1. The forming of Putonghua -- 2. Language legislation -- 3. Mutual inter-influence of dialects and Putonghua -- 4. The status of Putonghua -- ch. 4 Chinese historical phonetics -- 1. The structure of the syllable -- 2. Middle Chinese tones -- 3. Middle Chinese initials -- 4. Middle Chinese finals -- 5. Fanqie -- 6. Rhyme books (yunshu) -- ch. 5 Classifications of Chinese dialects -- 1. Criteria -- 2. A historical overview since the end of the nineteenth century -- ch. 6 The classification of Chinese dialects according to The Language Atlas of China -- 1. The Language Atlas of China -- 2. Classification into smaller units -- 3. The classification -- 4. Controversial issues -- 5. General characteristics of the ten Chinese dialect groups -- ch. 7 Guidelines for field research of Chinese dialects -- 1. Phonetics -- 2. Vocabulary -- 3. Grammar -- ch. 8 Analysis of The Great Dictionary of Modern Chinese Dialects -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Methods of research for The Great Dictionary of Modern Chinese Dialects -- 3. The choice of dialect localities for The Great Dictionary of Modern Chinese Dialects -- 4. Background overview of explored places -- ch. 9 Information gathered from The Great Dictionary of Modern Chinese Dialects -- 1. Internal diversification -- 2. Phonetics -- 3. Vocabulary -- 4. Grammar -- ch. 10 Summary and conclusions -- 1. Dialects or languages? -- 2. The language of the majority -- 3. Language policy -- 4. Criteria -- 5. Different classifications -- 6. Research methods -- 7. Other aspects of modern dialectology -- 8. Chinese abroad -- 9. Are the dialects of China endangered? -- 10. Tasks of Chinese dialectology -- 11. The role of The Great Dictionary of Modern Chinese Dialects.

ISBN

• 9783110219142 (alk. paper)
• 311021914X (alk. paper)

LCCN

^^2010014948

OCLC

606235266

Owning Institutions

Harvard Library