| A Brief History of the Chinese Language II: From Old Chinese to Middle Chinese Phonetic System Subjects: Area Studies; Language & Literature; Language & Linguistics; Asian Studies; Language Teaching & Learning; Chinese Studies; Linguistics; Languages of Asia; As the second volume of a multi-volume set on Chinese phonetics, this book examines the phonetical systems of Middle Chinese and phonetical changes from Old Chinese to Middle Chinese. Xi Xiang is Professor at Sichuan University (China) and a distinguished linguist. His research interests are focused on Chinese language history and Chinese linguistics. His major works include A Brief History of Chinese , Dictionary of Poetry Classics, Commentary on the Translation of Poetry Classics , Dictionary of Ancient Chinese Knowledge , Concise Ancient Chinese Dictionary , etc. |