LEADER 03389nam 2200601 a 450 001 9910789543803321 005 20230719180131.0 010 $a1-283-12164-6 010 $a9786613121646 010 $a90-272-8449-0 035 $a(CKB)2670000000094712 035 $a(EBL)710266 035 $a(OCoLC)727649401 035 $a(SSID)ssj0001101419 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11724642 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0001101419 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)11086940 035 $a(PQKB)11583476 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC710266 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL710266 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10475920 035 $a(EXLCZ)992670000000094712 100 $a19990607d1999 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt$2rdacontent 182 $cc$2rdamedia 183 $acr$2rdacarrier 200 14$aThe roots of old Chinese /$fLaurent Sagart 210 1$aAmsterdam ;$aPhiladelphia :$cJohn Benjamins Pub. Co.,$d1999. 215 $a1 online resource (266 pages) $cillustrations 225 1 $aAmsterdam studies in the theory and history of linguistic science. Series IV, Current issues in linguistic theory,$x0304-0763 ;$vv. 184 311 0 $a90-272-3690-9 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. [216]-232) and index. 327 $aTHE 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 PLANTS 327 $a24 DOMESTICATED ANIMALS; 25 FOOD; 26 METALS; 27 TRANSPORTATION; 28 COMMERCE; 29 WRITING; REFERENCES; APPENDIX A: CHINESE CHRONOLOGY; APPENDIX B: LIST OF RECONSTRUCTIONS; INDEX OF CHINESE CHARACTERS; GENERAL INDEX 330 $aThe phonology, morphology and lexicon of late Zhou Chinese are examined in this volume. It is argued that a proper understanding of Old Chinese morphology is essential in correctly reconstructing the phonology. Based on evidence from word-families, modern dialects and related words in neighboring languages, Old Chinese words are claimed to consist of a monosyllabic root, to which a variety of derivational affixes attached. This made Old Chinese typologically more like modern languages such as Khmer, Gyarong or Atayal, than like Middle and modern Chinese, where only faint traces of the old morp 410 0$aAmsterdam studies in the theory and history of linguistic science.$nSeries IV,$pCurrent issues in linguistic theory ;$v184. 606 $aChinese language$xEtymology 606 $aChinese language$xMorphology 606 $aChinese language$xPhonology 615 0$aChinese language$xEtymology. 615 0$aChinese language$xMorphology. 615 0$aChinese language$xPhonology. 676 $a495.1 700 $aSagart$b Laurent$0175867 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910789543803321 996 $aRoots of old chinese$9541404 997 $aUNINA