Research on Zhang Taiyan's "New Dialects"

Author: Sun Xiong
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Publish Date: 2006-12-01
Features: This book compares the New Dialects with various dialectal literature, such as the Great Dictionary of Chinese Dialects and the Modern Great Dictionary of Chinese Dialects, and statistically classifies and examines the words or word senses in New Dialects that are not included in the Great Dictionary of Chinese Dialects, words included in the Great Dictionary of Chinese Dialects but only cited as isolated evidence in New Dialects, and words in the Great Dictionary of Chinese Dialects that match both pronunciation and meaning but are not supported by New Dialects. It also investigates the homonymous but differently written words in modern dialects in New Dialects and corrects some errors in listing, definitions, and textual evidence in the Great Chinese Dictionary and the Great Dictionary of Chinese Dialects. It provides examples to illustrate the reference value of New Dialects in studying original characters and homonymous but differently written words for the use of characters in dialectal literature such as the Modern Great Dictionary of Chinese Dialects. Therefore, this book has practical value for further research on New Dialects and for revising the Great Chinese Dictionary, the Great Dictionary of Chinese Dialects, and the Modern Great Dictionary of Chinese Dialects.