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A handbook of 'Phags-pa Chinese / W. South Coblin.

Title
A handbook of 'Phags-pa Chinese / W. South Coblin.
Author
Coblin, W. South.
Publication
Honolulu : University of Hawai'i Press, c2007.

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Description
xv, 307 p.; 27 cm.
Summary
"'Phags-pa is of immense importance for the study of premodern Chinese phonology. However, the script is difficult to read and interpret, and secondary materials on it are scattered and not easily obtained. The present book is intended as a practical introduction to 'Phags-pa Chinese studies and a guide for reading and interpreting the script. A Handbook of 'Phags-pa Chinese will be of special interest to Chinese historical phonologists and scholars concerned with the history and culture of China and Central Asia during the Yuan period (1279-1368 A.D.)"--Jacket.
Series Statement
ABC Chinese dictionary series
Uniform Title
  • ABC Chinese dictionary series.
  • Project Muse UPCC books
Subject
  • 'Phags-pa alphabet > Handbooks, manuals, etc
  • Chinese language > Middle Chinese, 1200-1919 > Phonology > Handbooks, manuals, etc
  • Mongolian alphabet > Handbooks, manuals, etc
  • Mongolian language > Alphabet > Handbooks, manuals, etc
  • Mongolian language > Middle Mongolian, 13th-16th centuries > Phonology > Handbooks, manuals, etc
  • Mongolian language > Phonology > Handbooks, manuals, etc
Genre/Form
  • Handbooks and manuals
  • Handbooks and manuals.
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references and index.
Processing Action (note)
  • committed to retain
Contents
'Phags-pa Chinese script: its invention, textual attestation, and historical background -- Brief review of'Phags-pa Chinese studies -- Analysis and interpretation of the 'Phags-pa alphabet -- Structural and historical consideration of the 'Phags-pa Chinese sound system -- Glossary of 'Phags-pa Chinese forms -- Pinyin index to Chinese characters in the glossary -- Stroke order index to Chinese characters in the glossary -- Index to transliterated 'Phags-pa orthographic forms in the glossary.
ISBN
  • 9780824830007 (cloth : alk. paper)
  • 0824830008 (cloth : alk. paper)
LCCN
^^2005056867
Owning Institutions
Harvard Library