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A General Theory of Ancient ChineseA Brief Introduction to Form and Meaning of Chinese Characters & Dictionaries

A General Theory of Ancient Chinese: A Brief Introduction to Form and Meaning of Chinese... [A writing system, as a tool of recording, is attached to language with visual symbols as the medium. The sound (音) in pronunciation is different from the ordinary “sound” and it is always associated with meaning, i.e., the semanteme. Therefore, in a broad sense of writing systems, a written character should consist of three essential elements: pronunciation, form and meaning. Even if some people argued that some of Chinese characters are meaningless, such as “蜘、蛛、徘、徊” in “蜘蛛” (spider) and “徘徊” (wandering), characters like them are very few. In addition, “蜘+蛛” and “徘+徊” also possess specific meanings.] http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png

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Publisher
Springer Nature Singapore
Copyright
© Zhejiang University Press 2023. Translation from the Chinese language edition: 古汉语通论by Lihong Jiang, Mingshan Ren ©ZhejiangUniversity Press 2023. Published by Zhejiang University Press. All Rights Reserved.
ISBN
978-981-16-6041-2
Pages
9 –48
DOI
10.1007/978-981-16-6042-9_2
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Abstract

[A writing system, as a tool of recording, is attached to language with visual symbols as the medium. The sound (音) in pronunciation is different from the ordinary “sound” and it is always associated with meaning, i.e., the semanteme. Therefore, in a broad sense of writing systems, a written character should consist of three essential elements: pronunciation, form and meaning. Even if some people argued that some of Chinese characters are meaningless, such as “蜘、蛛、徘、徊” in “蜘蛛” (spider) and “徘徊” (wandering), characters like them are very few. In addition, “蜘+蛛” and “徘+徊” also possess specific meanings.]

Published: Mar 21, 2023

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