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Foreign Language Study Chinese

Middle Chinese

A Study in Historical Phonology

by (author) Edwin G. Pulleyblank

Publisher
UBC Press
Initial publish date
Nov 2011
Category
Chinese, Phonetics & Phonology, General
  • eBook

    ISBN
    9780774843379
    Publish Date
    Nov 2011
    List Price
    $34.95
  • Hardback

    ISBN
    9780774801928
    Publish Date
    Jan 1984
    List Price
    $77.00

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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.

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Contributor Notes

Edwin G. Pulleyblank is Professor Emeritus of the Department of Asian Studies at the University of British Columbia.

Editorial Reviews

A rich source of ideas and innovative approaches.

Harvard Journal of Asiatic Studies

In addition to contributions to linguistic theory, Pulleyblank offers stimulating interpretations of specific sound systems ... [his] innovative reasoning is lucidly expressed and the evidence is set forth plainly.

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