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De Gruyter - The Writing System of Scribe Zhou (5th-3rd Cent BCE)

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Explore the evolution of early Chinese literacy with this scholarly investigation into the regional variations of the writing system. Focusing on the late pre-imperial period from the 5th to the 3rd centuries BCE, this volume utilizes bamboo manuscripts and inscriptions to analyze how scripts functioned across different territories. Through diachronic and synchronic comparisons of graphic details, the research demonstrates that recognized regional varieties did not develop in isolation. Instead, the study shows how differences in graphic components act as alternations of graphs that remain compatible in their semantic or phonetic values. This work provides a deep look into the phonological systems that supported various regional orthographies during this transformative era of Chinese history. Part of the Studies in Manuscript Cultures series, this book is an essential resource for researchers, historians, and linguists studying the origins of Chinese script and the complex relationships between regional writing traditions.

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Analyzes regional variation in the early Chinese writing system using bamboo manuscripts and inscriptions from the 5th-3rd centuries BCE.

Provides diachronic and synchronic comparisons of graphic details to track script development.

Examines how graphic component differences function as compatible alternations in semantic and phonetic values.

Investigates the phonological systems that underlie various regional orthographies in late pre-imperial China.

Offers academic insight into the interconnected nature of regional writing varieties rather than independent development.

Serves as volume 4 in the specialized Studies in Manuscript Cultures series from De Gruyter.

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22 February 2016
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