Eight-Bahai Script and Yuan Dynasty Chinese (Revised Edition)

Author: Luo Changzeng, Cai Meibiao
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Publish Date: 2004-05-01
Features: The Phagspa script was created by the Tibetan monk Phagspa in the Yuan Dynasty, imitating Tibetan alphabets. Although it was proclaimed as the national script by the Mongol rulers, it was not widely adopted and gradually fell into disuse before the Yuan Dynasty's collapse. Historical records, official documents, and inscriptions from that period still exist. The translated Chinese texts using the Phagspa script from the Yuan Dynasty have been preserved in great abundance, providing significant help for the study of Mongol history, ancient Mongolian language, and the history of the Chinese language. Applying the Phagspa script to translated Chinese materials allows researchers to study the phonological system of Yuan Dynasty Chinese and further explore its relationship with the development of modern standard Chinese. This book, compiled by renowned scholars after years of research, is accompanied by numerous facsimile illustrations of Yuan Dynasty documents, inscriptions, artifacts, and Mongolian phonetic manuscripts. It holds academic value and serves as a reference for interpreting Yuan Dynasty artifacts.