A Student's Dictionary of Classical and Medieval Chinese
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Kroll, Paul W. A Student’s Dictionary of Classical and Medieval Chinese. Paper. Handbook of Oriental Studies. Section 4 China ; 30. Leiden: Brill, 2015. http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/898043208.View at:
Abstract
This book is the long-desired Chinese & English reference work for all those reading texts dating from the Warring States period through the Tang dynasty. Comprising 8,000+ characters, arranged alphabetically by Pinyin. As a lexicon meant for practical use, it immensely facilitates reading and translating historical, literary, and religious texts dating from approximately 500 BCE to 1000 CE. Being primarily a dictionary of individual characters and the words they represent, it also includes an abundance of alliterative and echoic binomes as well as accurate identifications of hundreds of plants, animals, and assorted technical terms in various fields. It aims to become the English-language resource of choice for all those seeking assistance in reading texts dating from the Warring States period through the Tang dynasty. Previous Chinese-English dictionaries have persistently mixed together without clarification all eras and styles of Chinese. But written Chinese in its 3,000 year history has changed and evolved even more than English has in its mere millennium, with classical and medieval Chinese differing more from modern standard Chinese than the language of Beowulf; or even that of Chaucer differs from modern English.
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Title: A Student's Dictionary of Classical and Medieval Chinese
Author:
SeriesEditor: William G. Boltz
SeriesEditor: David R. Knechtges
SeriesEditor: Y. Edmund Lien
SeriesEditor: Antje Richter
SeriesEditor: Matthias L. Richter
SeriesEditor: Ding Xiang Warner
URI: https://architecturasinica.org/bibl/8RRW96CV
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See Also: http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/898043208
Language: English
Edition: Paper
Place of Publication: Leiden
Publisher: Brill
Date of Publication: 2015
Series
Title: Handbook of Oriental Studies. Section 4 China ; 30