Tancheng Dialect Dictionary

Author: Shao Yanmei
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Publish Date: 2005-11-01
Features: Shandong dialect possesses rich characteristics and has had a profound influence on the development of Chinese. It has always attracted the attention of relevant scholars. Since the reform and opening-up, research on Shandong dialect has made significant progress. In addition to the successive publication of dialectal studies of several counties and cities such as Jinan, Qufu, Changdao, Linqing, and Juxian, as well as the Shandong Provincial Records·Dialectal Study, Studies on Shandong Dialect, multiple dialectal dictionaries, and teaching materials for guiding local people to learn Mandarin, a variety of investigation reports and research papers have also been published.
Tancheng, the author's hometown, is where she grew up. The Tancheng dialect is a treasure trove of language, and it is the author's wish to record the linguistic culture of her hometown. It is also a source of great satisfaction for her to contribute to the preservation of her hometown's language and culture. During the process of investigation, organization, and writing, the author has been constantly exposed to the impact of dialects and deeply felt the charm of her hometown's dialect and culture. The richness of her hometown's dialect has not only provided her with linguistic nourishment but has also sparked a strong interest in linguistics for her.