Chinese Euphonics : Phonological Patterns, Phonorhetoric and Literary Artistry in Early Chinese Narrative Texts.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Tharsen, Jeffrey R., author.

Series:

Welten Ostasiens / Worlds of East Asia / Mondes de l'Extrême Orient Series

Welten Ostasiens / Worlds of East Asia / Mondes de l'Extrême Orient Series ; v.29

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Chinese philology.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (262 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Berlin/Boston : Walter de Gruyter GmbH, 2024.

Summary:

This scholarly work by Jeffrey R. Tharsen investigates phonological patterns, phonorhetoric, and literary artistry in early Chinese narrative texts. Drawing from ancient inscriptions, classical texts, and modern digital tools, the book explores the lost euphony and intricate phonological features of premodern Chinese literature. It employs a tripartite framework focusing on semantics, metrics, and acoustics to provide a detailed philological analysis. The study emphasizes the importance of historical linguistics and digital technology in reconstructing the sounds and phonetic patterns of ancient Chinese works. The book is intended for an academic audience, including linguists, philologists, and scholars of Chinese literature and history. Generated by AI.

Contents:

Acknowledgments

Contents

List of Figures

Chapter 1 Introduction

Chapter 2 Euphony, Phonological Patterns, and Literary Aesthetics in Early Chinese Texts

Chapter 3 Early Chinese Rhetoric and Phonorhetoric

Chapter 4 On Euphony and Phonorhetoric in Western Zhou Bronze Inscriptions

Chapter 5 Analyses of Euphony and Phonorhetoric in Western Zhou Bronze Inscriptions

Chapter 6 On Euphony and Phonorhetoric in Early Chinese Transmitted Texts

Chapter 7 Analyses of Euphony and Phonorhetoric in the Classic of Documents

Chapter 8 Analyses of Euphony and Phonorhetoric in Selected Speeches from the Zuo Commentary to the Spring and Autumn Annals

Chapter 9 Conclusions and Further Research into Euphony and Phonorhetoric in Early Chinese Texts

Appendix 1: Tools for a Digital Age: The Digital Etymological Dictionary of Old Chinese 1.0

Appendix 2: Old Chinese Phonology and Current Reconstruction Systems

Appendix 3: Layout and Notation

Appendix 4: A Comparative Analysis of the Phonology of the Word min in Old Chinese

Bibliography

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ISBN:

9783110663204

3110663201

OCLC:

1482826542