Journal article
Phags-pa Chinese and the Standard Reading Pronunciation of Early Míng: A Comparative Study
Language and linguistics (Taipei), Vol.2(2), pp.001-062
07/2001
Abstract
There are a number of striking similarities between the Chinese ’Phags-pa spelling system (completed 1269) and the Standard Reading pronunciation recorded in alphabetic notation by the Korean sinologist, Sin Sukchu, around 1450. The ’Phags-pa system may represent a koine pronunciation of the thirteenth century, while the Standard Readings probably reflect an early form of the principal Gua#nhua$ standard pronunciation used during the Míng Dynasty. The present paper tests the hypothesis that the system found in the ’Phags-pa spellings could be directly ancestral to that of Sin Sukchu’s Standard Readings. Comparison of the two reveals that the Standard Readings include phonological distinctions not found in the ’Phags-pa system and therefore suggests that there could not be a direct line of development between the two. It is proposed that they may instead represent “sister” koine systems of the Yuán/Míng period, and certain historical implications of this hypothesis are then considered.
Details
- Title: Subtitle
- Phags-pa Chinese and the Standard Reading Pronunciation of Early Míng: A Comparative Study
- Creators
- W. South Coblin
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Publication Details
- Language and linguistics (Taipei), Vol.2(2), pp.001-062
- ISSN
- 1606-822X
- Publisher
- 中央研究院語言學研究所
- Language
- Chinese
- Date published
- 07/2001
- Academic Unit
- Asian and Slavic Languages and Literatures
- Record Identifier
- 9984095157902771
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