Linguistic Structure of Chinese Words: National Social Science Fund Project

Author: Zhou Jian
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Publish Date: 2004-12-01
Features: This book takes modern Chinese as the basic observation point, conducting exhaustive descriptions of all lexical units in the Modern Chinese Dictionary from the perspectives of character, word, and fixed phrase structure and composition. It analyzes the structural and compositional characteristics and patterns of various Chinese lexical units. The author's research on problems also considers both synchronic and diachronic aspects. Taking modern Chinese as the basic observation point, the author conducts exhaustive descriptions of all lexical units in the Modern Chinese Dictionary from the perspectives of character, word, and fixed phrase structure and composition, analyzing the structural and compositional characteristics and patterns of various Chinese lexical units. The author further shifts the research focus along the temporal axis from ancient to modern times, conducting comprehensive statistical analyses of Chinese lexical units from (Oracle Bone period), (Pre-Qin period), (Medieval period), (Late Qing period), 20th century, and the recent decades, as presented in the works of other scholars. This comprehensive research covers the various historical layers of Chinese lexical development over two to three millennia, providing detailed descriptions of the changes that have occurred. Moreover, the author uses examples from Japanese, Korean, and English vocabulary to conduct supplementary analyses and research on the historical evolution of Chinese lexical units. The combination of horizontal descriptions and vertical analyses demonstrates the breadth of the author's research perspective, making the entire work both substantial and multidimensional, while also innovative in methodology and inspiring in its insights.