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Record Nr.

UNINA9910484512703321

Autore

Peverelli Peter

Titolo

The History of Modern Chinese Grammar Studies / / by Peter Peverelli

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Berlin, Heidelberg : , : Springer Berlin Heidelberg : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2015

ISBN

3-662-46504-3

Edizione

[1st ed. 2015.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (212 p.)

Disciplina

410

415

417.7

495.1

Soggetti

Grammar

Chinese language

Historical linguistics

Chinese

Historical Linguistics

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Preface of the revised edition -- Acknowledgements -- Introduction -- The Mashi Wentong -- The period of Imitation (1898-1930) -- Innovation and Maturation (1930 - 1949) -- The discussion on 'Innovation of Grammar' -- The Age of Standardization -- Summary and Conclusions -- APPENDIX.

Sommario/riassunto

This book discusses the way Chinese scholars developed a national grammar. Chinese didn’t develop grammar until China’s contact with Western grammar books in the 19th Century. The first indigenous grammar was published in 1889. It included some traditional notions, but mainly imitated European grammar. It was followed by a number of other similar works. To move away from this imitation, a group of grammarians started to look into the Chinese tradition of commenting on classics. This led to a variety of alternative grammars. After the war, Western linguistics started to gain influence in China. With the establishment of the PRC in 1949, efforts began to have a standard grammar adopted nationwide. The first attempt at such a grammar was



published in 1956. This book spans the period 1898 – 1956.This book combines historiography and linguistics to distinguish different periods in the timespan covered. It shows how the development of a national grammar cannot be studied separately from language policies and discussions on the national language. The description of each period includes a general introduction of the relevant events in that period and a treatment of the major works of grammar.