Chinese lexicography : a history from 1046 BC to AD 1911 / Heming Yong, Jing Peng.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

In English and Chinese.

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Contents; List of Illustrations; Acknowledgements; Preface; PART I: INTRODUCTION; PART II: THE GENESIS AND EMERGENCE OF LEXICOGRAPHICAL CULTURE AND WORKS IN ANCIENT CHINA: (from the Zhou Dynasty, 1046 BC-256 BC to the Han Dynasty, 206 BC-AD 220); PART III: THE EXPLORATION AND CULTIVATION OF LEXICOGRAPHY IN CHINA: (from the Wei Dynasty, 220-265 to the Yuan Dynasty, 1206-1368); PART IV: THE REFORM AND SHAPING OF LEXICOGRAPHY IN CHINA: (from the Ming Dynasty, 1368-1644 to the Qing Dynasty, 1616-1911).

PART V: CHINESE BILINGUAL LEXICOGRAPHY: A BRIEF OVERVIEW: (from the Tang Dynasty, 618-907 to the Qing Dynasty, 1616-1911)Appendix I: List of book titles from English to Chinese with English titles arranged in alphabetical order; Appendix II: List of book titles from Chinese to English with Chinese titles arranged in Pinyin order; Appendix III: (Omitted)/The chronology of Chinese history; Bibliography; Websites; Index of Chinese names.

The first account in English of the history of Chinese lexicography traces its development from 1046 BC to AD 1911. It describes the origins and development of primers, thesauruses, dictionaries of dialects, characters, and technical terms, rhyming dictionaries, bilingual dictionaries, and encyclopaedic dictionaries. - ;This comprehensive account of the history of Chinese lexicography is the first book on the subject to be published in English. It traces the development of Chinese lexicography over three millennia, from the Zhou Dynasty (1046 BC-256 BC) to the Qing Dynasty (1616-1911). Reveali.

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