Research on Northern Wu Language

Author: Qian Naiying
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Publish Date: 2003-11-01
Features: This collection of essays is compiled based on field investigations of dialects in more than 40 locations within the Wu dialect area and the collection of a large amount of literature on Wu dialects since the Ming and Qing dynasties. The entire book conducts micro-comparative studies on various phenomena of phonetics, vocabulary, and grammar in Wu dialects. The selected materials have been verified, and each individual essay focuses on a specific topic or conducts a case study on one or two dialect phenomena. In reality, the discussions in each essay are internally interconnected, making it an excellent reference book for the study of Wu dialects.