Tangut language and manuscripts : an introduction
Title:
Tangut language and manuscripts : an introduction
Xi Xia wen jiao cheng=西夏文教程. English
The languages of Asia series ;
Languages of Asia series ;
Author:
Shi, Jinbo, author.
ISBN:
9789004414532
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Xi Xia wen jiao cheng=西夏文教程. English
Physical Description:
xv, 547 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 25 cm.
Series:
The languages of Asia series ; volume 20
Languages of Asia series ; 20.
Contents:
Introduction -- 1. History and Society of Western Xia -- 2. Tangut Manuscripts -- 3. Tangut Bibliology and Bibliography -- 4. Structure and Features of Tangut Characters -- 5. Phonetics and Vocabulary -- 6. Parts of Speech -- 7. Phrases and Word Order -- 8. Sentences -- 9. Cases and Case-Markers -- 10. Existential Verbs -- 11. Prepositional Particles -- 12. Rime Transformation and Person Agreement in Tangut Verbs -- 13. Proper Nouns and Kinship Terms -- 14. Interpretation of Tangut Social Documents and the Cursive Script -- 15. Translation and Punctuation -- Afterword -- Bibliography -- Index.
Abstract:
"This book is the first comprehensive introduction to the Tangut language and culture. Five of the fifteen chapters survey the history of the Tangut Empire and the evolution of Tangut studies, including new advancements in the field, such as research on the recently decoded Tangut cursive writings found in Khara-Khoto documents. The other ten chapters provide an introduction to the Tangut language: its origins, script, characters, grammars, translations, textual and contextual readings. In this synthesis of historical narratives and linguistic analysis, the renowned Tangutologist Shi Jinbo offers a guided access to the mysterious civilisation of the 'Great State White and High' to both a specialized and a general audience"-- Provided by publisher.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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