Research on the Terms in Ancient Tomb Stele Inscriptions

Author: Luo Weiming
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Publish Date: 2003-01-01
Features:
1. This book primarily explains and traces the origins of words from the medieval period that are not included in the Great Dictionary of the Chinese Language.
2. For words already included in the Great Dictionary of the Chinese Language, this book aims to trace their origins.
3. The materials for the explained entries mainly come from Compendium of Tang Tomb Inscriptions (edited by Zhou Shaoliang), Continuation of the Compendium of Tang Tomb Inscriptions, and Compendium of Han, Wei, Northern and Southern Dynasties Tomb Inscriptions (compiled by Zhao Chao), supplemented by linguistic materials from historical texts, poems, prose, and fiction.
4. The explained entries primarily reflect the lexical features of the Six Dynasties and Tang periods. When necessary, they trace back to the pre-Qin and Han periods or extend to later eras to illustrate their evolution.
5. The textual evidence is mainly arranged in chronological order, with a few examples slightly adjusted by category. Missing words in cited examples are marked with □.
6. Titles of tomb inscriptions cited in the main text exceeding thirteen characters are shortened appropriately; unclear titles are taken as is.
7. At the end of the book, there is a list of cited and reference works, including their authors and editions, for readers to verify.