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1. The Phonological System of the Chaozhou Dialect in the Nineteenth Century.

Author

Xu Yuhang

Subjects
*TEOCHEW (Chinese people), *CHINESE dialects, *DIALECT research, *URBAN dialects, *CHINESE language, 19TH century Chinese history
Abstract

Based on eleven different kinds of romanized dialect records, this paper conducts a phonological study of the Chaoshan dialects in the nineteenth century. It compares the differences between the romanized records and the various dialects spoken in the Chaoshan area, analyses the phonological features and their notational representations, and concludes that the phonological system of the records was a system based on the dialect of the city of Chaozhou. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Published
2013

2. "Why Should We Learn from the Barbarians?": On the Relationship between Translation and the Traditional Chinese View on Foreigners.

Author

Wang-chi Wong, Lawrence

Subjects
*TRANSLATING & interpreting, *LANGUAGE & languages, *CHINESE language, *INTERNATIONAL obligations, *DIPLOMATIC & consular service
Abstract

Traditionally, the Chinese viewed all foreigners as inferior and uncivilized barbarians, concept that was formulated almost two thousand years ago. The Manchu, who established the Qing dynasty, likewise looked at the Westerners in the same manner when they first encountered them. This caused a lot of diplomatic issues. It was not until the second defeat on the Chinese side by the British in 1860 that the Qing rulers agreed to write into the peace treaty that they would not use the term "barbarians" to refer to the Westerners. However, it took several decades more before the average Chinese fully recognized that there were things to learn from the West. One question they often raised with their teeth gnashing was: "Why should we learn from the barbarians?" The present paper takes up cases of several officials and thinkers in their attempts to urge the introduction of Western ideas through translation in the 1840s-1860s. It demonstrates how the traditional Chinese view towards the foreigners has been a determining factor in the translation of Western works. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Published
2007

3. The Caotang shiyu and the Change in Ci-poetics in Early Qing: A Study of Zhuihe ... Compositions.

Author

Zhang Yulong

Subjects
*POETICS, *CHINESE poetry, *CHINESE language, *RHYME, *POETRY (Literary form), *LITERARY criticism, QING dynasty, China, 1644-1912, SONG dynasty, China, 960-1279
Abstract

The reception of the Caotang shiyu (CTSY) ... in the early Qing was closely related to changes in the literary discourse on Song-ci poetry that took place during this period. In his highly influential Cizong ..., Zhu Yizun ... (1629-1709) claimed that the CTSY had adversely affected the practice of ci-composition in the Ming and early Qing, a criticism that later became the basis for orthodox discourse on ci-poetics. This discourse, however, was marred by vague and inaccurate discussions. Through a statistical analysis of zhuihe compositions of the early Qing, i.e. compositions set to the rhyming schemes of works by previous authors, this paper attempts to reconstruct the stylistic practice of the time. The analysis shows that the popular aesthetics exemplified in the CTSY seem to have enjoyed great prevalence among contemporary poets, a preference that Zhu made a conscientious effort to undermine by adopting a different set of selectional strategies for his own compilation. But it was to be another decade before the new fashion advocated by Zhu finally gained acceptance as the standard practice in ciwriting. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Published
2013