Investigation into Ancient Chinese Grammar (Revised Edition)

Author: Sun Liangming
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Publish Date: 2005-11-01
Features: This book is based on articles published over more than ten years on the study of ancient Chinese grammar. Ancient Chinese grammar remains a weak area in the study of ancient Chinese linguistics. The grammatical analysis of ancient times described in this book can largely be said to be based on the ancient classics the author has read, including discoveries, excavations, and findings in Chinese Buddhist texts. The book focuses on listing the facts of ancient grammatical analysis by the ancients, which is like arranging "loose coins"; as for the several periods and some viewpoints discussed, they are merely "coinsed together." The author does not consider whether the "coinsed together" have value, but simply wants to present these "loose coins" to the linguistic community and a broad readership. The exploration of issues and the establishment of arguments adhere to the principle of "no law without ten examples," and the writing considers the length of the text while following the practice of "laws must be orderly, and examples need not be numerous." This book is a theoretical monograph with ancient Chinese grammar as its research subject, divided into several parts: the sprouting of ancient Chinese grammar studies, the emergence of ancient Chinese grammar studies, the development of ancient Chinese grammar studies, and the perfection of ancient Chinese grammar studies. It provides a detailed introduction to the development process of ancient Chinese grammar studies, making it suitable for linguistics researchers.