35.2443, Books: Missionary Grammars and Dictionaries of Chinese: Zwartjes (2024)

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Subject: 35.2443, Books: Missionary Grammars and Dictionaries of Chinese: Zwartjes (2024)

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Date: 06-Sep-2024
From: Karin Plijnaar [karin.plijnaar at benjamins.nl]
Subject: Missionary Grammars and Dictionaries of Chinese: Zwartjes (2024)


Title: Missionary Grammars and Dictionaries of Chinese
Subtitle: The contribution of seventeenth century Spanish Dominicans
Series Title: Studies in the History of the Language Sciences   131
Publication Year: 20240808
Publisher: John Benjamins
                http://www.benjamins.com/
Book URL: https://benjamins.com/catalog/sihols.131

Author: Otto Zwartjes
Hardback: ISBN: 9789027214881 Pages: 394 Price: U.S. $ 176.00
Hardback: ISBN: 9789027214881 Pages: 394 Price: U.K. £ 113.00
Hardback: ISBN: 9789027214881 Pages: 394 Price: Europe EURO 135.00
Hardback: ISBN: 9789027214881 Pages: 394 Price: Europe EURO 143.10
eBook: ISBN: 9789027246844 Pages: 394 Price: U.S. $ 176.00
eBook: ISBN: 9789027246844 Pages: 394 Price: U.K. £ 113.00
eBook: ISBN: 9789027246844 Pages: 394 Price: Europe EURO 135.00
Abstract:

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grammar of Mandarin Chinese, a hitherto unknown and unpublished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 <i>Arte de lengua mandarina.
</i>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) around 1620, including the Jesuit linguistic production in
mainland China and Early Manila Hokkien sources, to the era wherein
Antonio Díaz (1667–1715) finalized his revised version of Francisco
Díaz’s dictionary. The monograph scrutinizes these texts in relation
to the linguistic contributions of Francisco Varo (1627–1687).
Additionally, the monograph incorporates other unpublished texts that
are significant for reconstructing the educational curriculum for
teaching and learning Chinese by Dominican friars during this period.

Written In: English (eng)



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