[DING CHUNSHOU]. 丁椿寿

彜文論 [Yiwen lun].
[Treatise on the Yi language].

Sichuan. 四川民族出版社 [Sichuan minzu chubanshe]. 1993. Stock ID #218813

Frontispiece of the author, 219 pages, appendices, text in simplified Chinese characters, 20.3 x 14.2cm, handwritten inscription, paperback. Some foxing to endpapers, wrapper a little browned, else in good condition.

This volume focuses on the Yi script, an ancient writing system used by the Yi national minority group in Southwest China. The orthography of the Yi language is examined, along with its unique logographic system, which consists of thousands of characters representing syllables or words. The Yi script is primarily pictographic and ideographic, with characters often derived from natural forms and abstract symbols. The text discusses the origin and development of the language, describes its structural features, loan characters and loan works, and compares the ancient Yi language with the current standard usage.

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