A dictionary of high frequency function words in literary Chinese / Mei Ah Tan.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Tan, Mei Ah, author.

Language:

Chinese

English

Subjects (All):

Chinese language--Function words--Dictionaries.

Chinese language.

Chinese language--Word frequency--Dictionaries.

Chinese language--Study and teaching--English speakers.

Genre:

Dictionaries.

Physical Description:

xix, 350 pages ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

Abingdon, Oxon ; New York, NY : Routledge, 2023.

Summary:

"A Dictionary of High Frequency Function Words in Literary Chinese is the first comprehensive work on the subject that constitutes a new approach to teaching and learning by providing both a reference tool and a reader. This dictionary can serve both as a reference book and as an anthology for teaching and learning literary Chinese (the premodern written language) and both ancient and contemporary Chinese culture. It differs from the traditional design of dictionaries in that it includes detailed explanations, with examples, for different uses of the graphs most often used to represent function words in literary Chinese. To facilitate teaching and learning through association, the early meaning, extended meanings, and borrowed meanings for each graph are provided, along with explanations supported by the various stages of historical development of the graph and other relevant research. Each word is grouped into the primary word class to which it belongs, based on its lexical or grammatical meanings, its collocations, and its function in a sentence. Modern idioms derived from words and phrases in the sample passages are provided in order to promote cultural knowledge and show the important role literary Chinese continues to play in everyday life. All Chinese words are provided with Putonghua romanization to facilitate learning and recall through sound; special pronunciations are explained. This book can be used as a textbook, as extended reading, or as a reference work for undergraduate or graduate classes on literary/classical Chinese, Chinese manuscript studies, Chinese language and culture, Putonghua, translation studies, or even linguistics. It can also be used as an anthology from which the teacher can select passages for students to study"-- Provided by publisher.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Other Format:

Online version: Tan, Mei Ah. Dictionary of high frequency function words in literary Chinese

ISBN:

9781032388687

1032388684

9781032388670

1032388676

OCLC:

1342491814

Publisher Number:

99993426848