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Chapter 9. Describing and learning the Chinese languages

Innovation in Western language pedagogical tools of the late Ming and late Qing periods
  • Mariarosaria Gianninoto
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Abstract

The first works on Chinese languages destined for Western learners were compiled at the end of the 16th century, but it was not until the 19th century that such works were compiled in significant numbers. In these works, Western categories and paradigms were largely adopted and adapted. However, elements from Chinese linguistic and didactic traditions were also integrated, and innovative devices were developed to face the epistemological challenge of analysing and describing distant languages. This chapter analyses the linguistic descriptions contained in the pedagogical tools compiled in the late Ming and Qing periods, focusing on the innovations promoted by the contacts between different linguistic and didactic traditions and underlining their impact on the history of Chinese (applied) linguistics and language learning.

Abstract

The first works on Chinese languages destined for Western learners were compiled at the end of the 16th century, but it was not until the 19th century that such works were compiled in significant numbers. In these works, Western categories and paradigms were largely adopted and adapted. However, elements from Chinese linguistic and didactic traditions were also integrated, and innovative devices were developed to face the epistemological challenge of analysing and describing distant languages. This chapter analyses the linguistic descriptions contained in the pedagogical tools compiled in the late Ming and Qing periods, focusing on the innovations promoted by the contacts between different linguistic and didactic traditions and underlining their impact on the history of Chinese (applied) linguistics and language learning.

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