The Complete Works of Zhao Yuanren · Volume 3

Author: Zhao Yuanren
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Publication Date: 2004-12-01
Features: The Complete Works of Zhao Yuanren aims to comprehensively reflect the academic achievements and humanistic spirit of Professor Zhao Yuanren through all the works collected so far. The series is organized into volumes, with a total of twenty planned for publication, accompanied by several CDs. The first ten volumes primarily include his linguistic works, while the last ten volumes feature his musical compositions, Chinese-English translations, works for Science, autobiography, correspondence, diaries, audiovisual materials, etc. The works in each volume are arranged in the order of their first publication, with unpublished works organized by completion date, and works with unknown publication dates placed at the end. The original texts are printed in either Chinese or English, and are included in the series as they are. Some works initially published in Chinese were later rewritten and republished in English; both versions are included in the series. A few important works originally published in English have Chinese translations (some translated by the author himself, others translated with the author's approval, and a few translations without the author's review), and are selectively included for the convenience of readers. The versions selected for the series are considered the most reliable based on research, including those reviewed or approved by the author. The series strives to preserve the original form of the works and the author's linguistic style and word usage. Except for obvious printing errors, no changes are made. Traditional characters are generally converted to simplified characters, with exceptions for specific works and special characters. Omitted characters are supplemented within square brackets [], variant characters are corrected within parentheses (), and doubtful points are marked with [?]. Missing or unclear characters are represented by □. Names (of people, places, and terms) in the original translations that no longer match current usage are left unchanged. Some entries in the series are accompanied by annotations marked with an asterisk (). General notes are indicated by circled numbers, while "Editor's Notes" or "Translator's Notes" are specially mentioned in the notes. Each volume of the series is invited to be reviewed by experts, scholars, and senior editors. During the data collection process, we have received strong support from many individuals and institutions both domestically and internationally, for which we express our sincere gratitude. Director Chen Yuan enthusiastically promoted the publication of the series and wrote the preface. Due to illness, he was unable to polish it before publication, and Director Jiang Lansheng took over to complete it, making up for the deficiency. This is specially noted. Despite the author's extensive writings and the careful effort in organizing the series, omissions and errors are inevitable. We sincerely hope readers will kindly point them out. This volume includes two of Zhao Yuanren's English-language linguistic monographs. AGrammarofSpokenChinese (A Grammar of Spoken Chinese) is reprinted based on the 1968 edition by the University of California Press. This book was previously translated into Chinese and published separately by Lü Shuxiang in 1979 and Ding Bangxin in 1980. LanguageandSymbolicSystems (Language and Symbolic Systems) is reprinted based on the 1968 edition by Cambridge University Press. This work has been translated into French (1970), Japanese (1972), and Spanish (1975) at different times. This volume follows the original form, with revisions made only based on the author's own annotations.