Minnan Dialect and Ancient Chinese Homology Dictionary

Author: Lin Baoqing
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Publish Date: 1999-04-01
Features: Minnan dialect originates from ancient Chinese and has evolved through several historical periods, forming a long history, multi-layered phonetic and lexical overlaps, and complex internal variations. It is known as a "living fossil" of ancient Chinese. This dictionary explores, seeks, and examines ancient dictionaries and extensive classical texts such as Shuowen Jiezi and Yunshu, verifying phonetically accurate and semantically identical dialectal characters and ancient Chinese entries with the same meaning. It provides a comprehensive, systematic, and in-depth exploration of the origins of Minnan writing. The dictionary plays a certain role in the study of the history of the Chinese language, Minnan-Taiwan cultural research, ancient Chinese teaching in Minnan-speaking regions, as well as the creation of traditional opera and folk songs.