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100 1 _aEdkins, Joseph,
_d1823-1905
245 1 2 _aA Grammar of Colloquial Chinese, as Exhibited in the Shanghai Dialect
264 1 _aSalt Lake City, UT :
_bProject Gutenberg,
_c2020
300 _a1 online resource :
_bmultiple file formats
336 _atext
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337 _acomputer
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338 _aonline resource
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500 _aRelease date is 2020-05-14
508 _aProduced by Ronald Grenier (This file was produced from images generously made available by the HathiTrust Digital Library)
520 _a"A Grammar of Colloquial Chinese, as Exhibited in the Shanghai Dialect" by J. Edkins is a linguistic study of the Shanghai dialect, written in the mid-19th century. This work serves as a comprehensive grammar guide aimed at elucidating the intricacies of colloquial Chinese in a specific regional context. The book addresses aspects such as phonetics, tones, parts of speech, and syntax, aiming to fill gaps in the academic literature on Chinese linguistics. The opening of the text includes a preface that places Edkins' work within the context of previous studies on Chinese grammar, noting the deficiencies in order and clarity found in the works of earlier grammarians. Edkins asserts his intention to provide a systematic examination of the Shanghai dialect to aid in the understanding and study of colloquial Chinese, particularly as its unique features had been overlooked in broader discussions of the language. He acknowledges the support of contemporary scholars and emphasizes the importance of categorizing sounds and tones specific to Shanghai, thereby laying the groundwork for a detailed and structured exploration of the dialect's grammatical principles. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
534 _nOriginal publication data not identified
653 _aChinese language -- Grammar
653 _aChinese language -- Dialects -- China -- Shanghai
856 4 0 _uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/62128
999 _c102952
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