THE INITIALS OF XU SHEN'S LANGUAGE AS REFLECTED IN THE SHUOWEN DURUO GLOSSES

W. South Coblin

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THE INITIALS OF XU SHEN'S LANGUAGE AS REFLECTED IN THE SHUOWEN DURUO GLOSSES

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THE INITIALS OF XU SHEN'S LANGUAGE AS REFLECTED IN THE SHUOWEN DURUO GLOSSES

W. South Coblin

Journal of Chinese linguistics, Vol.6(1), pp.27-75

01/01/1978

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Abstract

The duruo glosses in the first century A.D. dictionary Shuowen jiezi are an important source of material for the study of Eastern Han phonology. Although these glosses have already been treated in a major modern study, it is argued here that the findings of this earlier investigation are in need of reevaluation. In the present paper the nature of the duruo glosses is discussed and the data preserved therein are then used to reconstruct the initial system of the language of the Shuowen author, Xu Shen.

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Title: Subtitle: THE INITIALS OF XU SHEN'S LANGUAGE AS REFLECTED IN THE SHUOWEN DURUO GLOSSES
Creators: W. South Coblin
Resource Type: Journal article
Publication Details: Journal of Chinese linguistics, Vol.6(1), pp.27-75
ISSN: 0091-3723
Publisher: Project on Linguistic Analysis
Language: English
Date published: 01/01/1978
Academic Unit: Asian and Slavic Languages and Literatures
Record Identifier: 9984095160602771

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