The Complete Works of Zhao Yuanren (Volume 3)

Author: Zhao Yuanren
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Publishing 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 collection is organized into volumes by category, with a projected total of twenty volumes, supplemented by several CDs. The first ten volumes cover his entire linguistic works, while the last ten volumes include 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 The works in each volume are arranged in the order of their first publication, with unpublished works ordered by completion date, and works of uncertain date placed at the end. The original books or texts are printed in either Chinese or English, and are published in the same language as they appear in the collection. Some works initially published in Chinese were later rewritten and republished in English; both versions are included in the collection. A few important works originally published in English have Chinese translations (either translated by the author himself or translated by others with the author's approval, with a few exceptions where the translation drafts were not reviewed by the author), and are selectively included for the benefit of readers. The versions selected for the collection are considered the most reliable based on research and are either self-edited or approved by the author. The collection 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 lightly. Traditional characters are generally converted to simplified characters, with exceptions for individual works and special characters. Omitted characters are placed in [], variant characters are corrected in (), doubtful points are marked with [？], and missing or unclear characters are represented by □. Original titles (personal names, place names, terms) that do not align with current usage are also left unchanged. Some entries in the collection 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 collection is invited to be reviewed by experts, scholars, and senior editors. During the data collection process, we have received strong support from numerous individuals and institutions both domestically and internationally, for which we extend our sincere gratitude. Director Chen Yuan enthusiastically promoted the publication of the collection and wrote the preface. Due to illness, he was unable to polish it, and Director Jiang Lansheng took over to complete it, making up for the deficiency. This is specially noted. Despite the author's extensive writings, the organization of the collection has been meticulously handled, yet errors and omissions may still occur. We sincerely hope readers will kindly point them out. This volume includes two English-language linguistic monographs by Zhao Yuanren. 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 in 1979 and 1980 by Lü Shuxiang and Ding Bangxin, respectively. 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 according to the author's own annotations.