Project Gutenberg 2020-05-14 Public domain in the USA. 721 Edkins, Joseph 1823 1905 Edkins, J. (Joseph) A Grammar of Colloquial Chinese, as Exhibited in the Shanghai Dialect Produced by Ronald Grenier (This file was produced from images generously made available by the HathiTrust Digital Library) "A Grammar of Colloquial Chinese, as Exhibited in the Shanghai Dialect" by J. Edkins is a linguistic study of the Shanghai dialect, written in the mid-19th century. This work serves as a comprehensive grammar guide aimed at elucidating the intricacies of colloquial Chinese in a specific regional context. The book addresses aspects such as phonetics, tones, parts of speech, and syntax, aiming to fill gaps in the academic literature on Chinese linguistics. The opening of the text includes a preface that places Edkins' work within the context of previous studies on Chinese grammar, noting the deficiencies in order and clarity found in the works of earlier grammarians. Edkins asserts his intention to provide a systematic examination of the Shanghai dialect to aid in the understanding and study of colloquial Chinese, particularly as its unique features had been overlooked in broader discussions of the language. He acknowledges the support of contemporary scholars and emphasizes the importance of categorizing sounds and tones specific to Shanghai, thereby laying the groundwork for a detailed and structured exploration of the dialect's grammatical principles. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 83.5 (6th grade). Easy to read. en Chinese language -- Grammar Chinese language -- Dialects -- China -- Shanghai PL Text Category: Language & Communication 744638 2025-09-24T13:14:33.390548 text/html 743218 2024-10-18T03:24:50 text/html 297616 2025-09-24T13:14:49.880016 application/epub+zip 306347 2025-09-24T13:14:36.150572 application/epub+zip 306347 2025-09-24T13:14:34.829510 application/epub+zip 565446 2025-09-24T13:14:57.174906 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 481281 2025-09-24T13:14:48.456935 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 481468 2022-09-28T03:47:38.768274 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 549108 2025-09-24T13:14:29.756567 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 529202 2024-10-18T03:24:50 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 16162 2025-09-24T13:14:57.351904 application/rdf+xml 7796 2025-09-24T13:14:35.042505 image/jpeg 1919 2025-09-24T13:14:34.938491 image/jpeg 283810 2025-09-24T13:14:33.438510 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia