Phagspa script and Yuan Dynasty Chinese: Revised Edition (Revised Edition)

Author: Luo Changpei
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Publish Date: 2004-05-01
Features: The Phagspa script is a Mongolian script created by the Tibetan monk Phagspa in the Yuan Dynasty, imitating Tibetan letters. Although it was proclaimed as the national script by the Mongol rulers, it was not widely adopted and gradually fell into disuse before the fall of the Yuan Dynasty. Historical records, official documents, and inscriptions written in the script still exist today. The materials for translating Chinese into Phagspa script during the Yuan Dynasty have been preserved in great abundance, which is extremely helpful for studying Mongolian history, ancient Mongolian language, and the history of the Chinese language. Applying the Phagspa script to translate Chinese materials allows for research on the phonological system of Yuan Dynasty Chinese and further helps to trace its relationship with the development of modern standard Chinese. This book, compiled by a renowned scholar after years of research, is accompanied by numerous facsimile plates of Yuan Dynasty documents, inscriptions, artifacts, and Mongolian phonetic manuscripts, making it academically valuable and serving as a reference for interpreting Yuan Dynasty artifacts.