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Baihua: Zum Problem der Verschriftung gesprochener Sprache im Chinesischen, dargestelit anhand morphologischer Merkmale in den bianwen aus Dunhuang.
Baihua: Zum Problem der Verschriftung gesprochener Sprache im Chinesischen, dargestelit anhand morphologischer Merkmale in den bianwen aus Dunhuang. By THOMAS ZIMMER. Monumenta Serica Monograph Series, vol. 40. Nettetal: STEYLER VERLAG, 1999. Pp. xiv + 287. DM 70 (paper).
The first word of the title, which is also the very first word in the book, presents scholars with formidable problems. Citing Zhang Zhongxing (Wenyan he baihua, p. 1), Thomas Zimmer claims that the meaning of baihua may be literally translated as "spoken language" (gesprochene Sprache). This definition, however, is questionable in at least six respects: lexically, historically, etymologically, morphologically, functionally, and logically. Since this is intended to be a short, laudatory review, I shall try to be as succinct as possible in ...See the full content of this document
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