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Unlock the Origins of Chinese Language and Writing
Dive into the early evolution of Chinese with this academic monograph by Arseny Vladimirovich Skvortsov. The work systematically examines the simplest texts from three ancient periods: archaic, early pre-classical, and late pre-classical. It employs two core methods—morphemic analysis of disyllabic lexemes and immediate constituent analysis of sentences, moving from individual lexemes to subject-predicate groups.
The book offers a classification of Old Chinese phrases using chengyu (fixed idioms). It explores key topics in the history of Chinese script: Xu Shen’s structural classification of characters, the evolution of Chinese character writing, and the 1956 script reform. Practical examples illustrate conscious memorization of characters using the Shuowen Jiezi dictionary.
A distinctive “dismemberment method” is applied across multiple language levels—from the character and syllable to phrases, sentences, and beyond-sentence units. This monograph is designed for postgraduate and doctoral researchers working on Old Chinese syntax, as well as anyone with a serious interest in Chinese calligraphy and the deep history of the written word.
Price: 1592.00 RUB