The Chinese rime tables : linguistic philosophy and historical-comparative phonology /

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This book, the first in its field in a Western language, examines China's native phonological tool with regard to reconstruction, theory, and linguistic philosophy. After an introductory essay on the nature of the tables and the history of their interpretation, the book concentrates on three ar...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Otros Autores: Branner, David Prager
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Chino
Publicado: Amsterdam ; Philadelphia : J. Benjamins Pub., ©2006.
Colección:Amsterdam studies in the theory and history of linguistic science ; v. 271.
Temas:
Chinese language > Phonology.
FOREIGN LANGUAGE STUDY > Chinese.
Chinese language > Phonology
Chinees.
Fonologie.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • THE CHINESE RIME TABLES; Editorial page; Title page; LCC data; Dedication page; FOREWORD; CONTENTS; INTRODUCTION: WHAT ARE RIME TABLES AND WHAT DO THEY MEAN?; 1. What is a rime table?; 2. Origins; 3. Interpretation; Part I. Rime Tables and Reconstruction; ON THE PRINCIPLE OF THE FOUR GRADES; 1. Introduction; 2. Previous Theories of the Four Grades; 3. A New Principle of the Four Grades; 4. Conclusion; THE FOUR GRADES: AN INTERPRETATION FROM THE PERSPECTIVE OF SINO-ALTAIC LANGUAGE CONTACT; ON OLD TURKIC CONSONANTISM AND VOCALIC DIVISIONS OF ACUTE CONSONANTS IN MEDIEVAL HÀN PHONOLOGY.
  • 1. Introduction2. The Bilinguals; 3. The Primary Language; 4. The Secondary Language; 5. The Interference
  • Bipolarity and Sound Harmony; 6. Conclusions; THE QIÈYÙN SYSTEM 'DIVISIONS' AS THE RESULT OF VOWEL WARPING; 1. Introduction; 2. The LHan vowel system; 3. Vowel warping; 4. Implications of vowel warping hypothesis; 5. Summary; 6. Individual vowels; Part II. The History of Rime Table Texts and Reconstruction; REFLECTIONS ON THE SHOUWEN FRAGMENTS; 1. Introduction; 2. Description of the Manuscript and Fragments; 3. Transcription and Translation of the Fragments; 4. Discussion.
  • 5. Concluding ThoughtsZHANG LÍNZHI ON THE YÙNJÌNG; 1. Introduction; 2. The Yùnjìng; 3. Translation of the Texts; 4. Reflections on the Content of the Texts; 5. Conclusion; SIMON SCHAANK AND THE EVOLUTION OF WESTERN BELIEFS ABOUT TRADITIONAL CHINESE PHONOLOGY; 1. Introduction; 2. Schaank's idea; 3. The Life of the Medial Idea After Schaank; 4. Reconstruction vs. Formal Treatment of a Formal System; Part III. Rime Tables as Descriptive Tools; HOW RIME BOOK BASED ANALYSES CAN LEAD US ASTRAY; 1. Introduction; 2. The Problems; 3. Conclusion; 4. Sources of Dialect Data.
  • MODERN CHINESE AND THE RIME TABLESCOMMON DIALECT PHONOLOGY IN PRACTICE -Y.R. CHAO'S FIELD METHODOLOGY ; 1. Introduction; 2. Contents and Description of the Notes; 3. Chao's Wú Syllabary; 4. The Representativeness of Chao's "Wú Syllabary"; 5. How Chao Used His Wú Materials to Characterize Hángzh u; 6. Where Chao Might Have Strengthened His Method; 7. Conclusion; 8. Sources for the Dialect Data; SOME COMPOSITE PHONOLOGICAL SYSTEMS IN CHINESE; 1. Introduction : the question of dialect congruence; 2. Universal orthography; 3. Diasystems; 4. Rime table phonology as a diasystem substitute.
  • 5. The work of Yuen Ren Chao6. Conclusion and prospects; COMMON DIALECTAL CHINESE; 1. Introduction; 2. Initials; 3. Finals; 4. CDC Tones; 5. Conclusion; APPENDIX I.A NOTE ON THE PRONUNCIATION GUIDE TO PETER BOODBERG'S AGN; PRONUNCIATION GUIDE TO BOODBERG'S ALTERNATIVE GRAMMATONOMIC NOTATION; 0. Introduction; 1. Position I (
  • ); 2. Positions II and III (
  • ); 3. Position IV (
  • ); 4. Klangs; APPENDIX II COMPARATIVE TRANSCRIPTIONS OF RIME TABLE PHONOLOGY; 1. Introduction; 2. Tones; 3. Initials; 4. Finals; 5. Tables of rimes; BIBLIOGRAPHY; INDEX OF BIOGRAPHICAL NAMES; GENERAL INDEX.

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