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Record Nr.

UNISA996635562203316

Autore

Tharsen Jeffrey R.

Titolo

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

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Berlin/Boston : , : Walter de Gruyter GmbH, , 2024

©2025

ISBN

9783110663204

3110663201

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (262 pages)

Collana

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

Disciplina

495.17

Soggetti

Chinese philology

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di contenuto

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 -- Index

Sommario/riassunto

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.