Ancient Chinese Lexicology

Author: Zhao Keqin
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Publish Date: 2005-10-01
Features: This book is a specialized monograph on ancient Chinese language studies, explaining numerous linguistic concepts and phenomena in ancient Chinese. The content primarily involves monosyllabic words, disyllabic words, word meaning, the evolution of word meaning, synonyms, antonyms, homophones, homographs, and polyphonic words, as well as the method of deducing meaning from sound. Some parts of this book are derived from the 1987 published An Outline of Ancient Chinese Vocabulary, but they have been significantly supplemented and revised; most of the content is newly added. Compared to An Outline of Ancient Chinese Vocabulary, there are substantial differences in theoretical elaboration, content arrangement, and material application. This book strives to comprehensively absorb the research achievements of scholars from ancient to modern times, delve into some important academic issues, preliminarily establish a practical disciplinary system, and fully reflect the current state and level of research on ancient Chinese vocabulary.