Wu Language Studies (Proceedings of the 3rd International Wu Dialect Academic Conference)

Author: Shanghai Society of Chinese Language, etc. (editors)
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Publishing Date: 2005-04-01
Features: This book is a collection of papers from the 3rd International Wu Dialect Academic Conference. The papers are categorized into eight sections: "General Discussion," "Description and Synchronic Comparison of Wu Phonetics," "Diachronic Evolution of Wu Phonetics," "Etymology and Interpretation of Characters and Words," "Grammar," "Phonetic Experimentation," "Comparison between Wu Dialect and Non-Wu Dialects," and "Celebrating the 80th Birthday of Professor Minoru Miyata." The materials are substantial and innovative, reflecting some of the recent research achievements of Wu dialect scholars in recent years.