03456nam 2200625 a 450 991046120860332120200520144314.01-283-12164-6978661312164690-272-8449-0(CKB)2670000000094712(EBL)710266(OCoLC)727649401(SSID)ssj0001101419(PQKBManifestationID)11724642(PQKBTitleCode)TC0001101419(PQKBWorkID)11086940(PQKB)11583476(MiAaPQ)EBC710266(Au-PeEL)EBL710266(CaPaEBR)ebr10475920(EXLCZ)99267000000009471219990607d1999 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrThe roots of old Chinese[electronic resource] /Laurent SagartAmsterdam ;Philadelphia John Benjamins Pub. Co.c19991 online resource (266 p.)Amsterdam studies in the theory and history of linguistic science. Series IV, Current issues in linguistic theory,0304-0763 ;v. 184Description based upon print version of record.90-272-3690-9 Includes bibliographical references (p. [216]-232) and index.THE ROOTS OF OLD CHINESE; Editorial page; Title page; Copyright page; Table of contents; LIST OF TABLES; Acknowledgements; ABBREVIATIONS; 1 INTRODUCTION; 2 OLD CHINESE WORDS AND ROOTS; 3 ROOT SEGMENTALS; 4 PREFIX *s-; 5 PREFIX *N; 6 PREFIX *m-; 7 PREFIX *p-; 8 PREFIX *t-; 9 PREFIX *k-; 10 OTHER PREFIXES; 11 INFIX *-r-; 12 INITIAL CLUSTERS; 13 SUFFIXATION; 14 REDUPLICATION AND COMPOUNDING; 15 ETYMOLOGIZING OLD CHINESE WORDS; 16 PERSONAL PRONOUNS; 17 NUMERALS; 18 BODY PARTS; 19 THE PHYSICAL WORLD; 20 WILD ANIMALS; 21 MANKIND AND KINSHIP; 22 AGRICULTURE: THE CEREALS; 23 OTHER CULTIVATED PLANTS24 DOMESTICATED ANIMALS25 FOOD; 26 METALS; 27 TRANSPORTATION; 28 COMMERCE; 29 WRITING; REFERENCES; APPENDIX A: CHINESE CHRONOLOGY; APPENDIX B: LIST OF RECONSTRUCTIONS; INDEX OF CHINESE CHARACTERS; GENERAL INDEXThe phonology, morphology and lexicon of late Zhou Chinese are examined in this volume. It is argued that a proper understanding of Old Chinese morphology is essential in correctly reconstructing the phonology. Based on evidence from word-families, modern dialects and related words in neighboring languages, Old Chinese words are claimed to consist of a monosyllabic root, to which a variety of derivational affixes attached. This made Old Chinese typologically more like modern languages such as Khmer, Gyarong or Atayal, than like Middle and modern Chinese, where only faint traces of the old morpAmsterdam studies in the theory and history of linguistic science.Series IV,Current issues in linguistic theory ;v. 184.Chinese languageEtymologyChinese languageMorphologyChinese languagePhonologyElectronic books.Chinese languageEtymology.Chinese languageMorphology.Chinese languagePhonology.495.1Sagart Laurent175867MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910461208603321Roots of old chinese541404UNINA