Missionary grammars and dictionaries of Chinese : the contribution of seventeenth century Spanish Dominicans

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Title
"Missionary grammars and dictionaries of Chinese : the contribution of seventeenth century Spanish Dominicans"
Statement of Responsibility
Otto Zwartjes
Publisher
  • John Benjamins Publishing Company
Publication Year
  • c2024
Book size
25 cm
Series Name / No
  • : hb

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Includes bibliographical references and indexes

Summary:"This monograph aims to shed light on the linguistic endeavors and educational practices employed by 17th century Spanish Dominicans in their efforts to understand and disseminate knowledge of the Chinese language during this historical period. Ample attention is dedicated to the evolution of Chinese grammars and dictionaries by these authors. Central to the monograph is the manuscript "Marsh 696", which comprises a Chinese-Spanish dictionary and a fragmentary Spanish grammar of Mandarin Chinese, a hitherto unknown and unpublished anonymous and undated text entitled Arte de lengua mandarina. This text is probably a fragment of the earliest grammar written by a Westerner of Mandarin Chinese (completed in Manila in c.1641), previously presumed lost. It is presented here as a facsimile, a transcription of the Spanish text and an English translation alongside a detailed linguistic analysis. The historical framework outlined in this monograph spans from the predecessors of Francisco Díaz (1606-1646) ...

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