ABC Etymological Dictionary of Old Chinese
ABC Etymological Dictionary of Old Chinese
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ABC古汉语词源词典
DOI：
10.1515/9780824861339
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发表时间：
2006
影响因子：
13.8
通讯作者：
Axel Schuessler
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作者：
Axel Schuessler
这是第一本以任何语言写成的真正的古汉语词源词典。因此，它是研究汉语语族演变的一个里程碑。以往的研究都强调汉字的结构，而这本开创性的词典则主要强调汉语词根的音义。这本词典是为非专业人士和专业人士设计的，它是高度可访问的，按字母顺序排列，并具有许多创新的词典功能。每个条目都提供了一个或多个可能的词源，以及重建的发音和其他相关数据。形态学上相关的词被归类为“词族”，试图明确与之相关的衍生或其他词源过程。在这本词典之前，有一个实质性的和重要的介绍，概述了作者对汉语在亚洲的语言地位的看法，并详细介绍了汉语及其祖先的最早阶段的语音和形态特征。这篇导论既总结和综合了前人的工作，又作出了一些原创性的贡献，因此它本身就是一本有用的参考书。
This is the first genuine etymological dictionary of Old Chinese written in any language. As such, it constitutes a mile-stone in research on the evolution of the Sinitic language group. Whereas previous studies have emphasized the structure of the Chinese characters, this pathbreaking dictionary places primary emphasis on the sounds and meanings of Sinitic roots. Based on more than three decades of intensive investigation in primary and secondary sources, this completely new dictionary places Old Chinese squarely within the Sino-Tibetan language family (including close consideration of numerous Tiberto-Burman languages), while paying due regard to other language families such as Austroasiatic, Miao-Yao (Hmong-Mien), and Kam-Tai. Designed for use by nonspecialists and specialists alike, the dictionary is highly accessible, being arranged in alphabetical order and possessed of numerous innovative lexicographical features. Each entry offers one or more possible etymologies as well as reconstructed pronunciations and other relevant data. Words that are morphologically related are grouped together into "word families" that attempt to make explicit the derivational or other etymological processes that relate them. The dictionary is preceded by a substantive and significant introduction that outlines the author's views on the linguistic position of Chinese within Asia and details the phonological and morphological properties, to the degree they are known, of the earliest stages of the Chinese language and its ancestor. This introduction, because it both summarizes and synthesizes earlier work and makes several original contributions, functions as a useful reference work all on its own.