A pronouncing and defining dictionary of the Swatow dialect, arranged according to syllables and tones
Digitised Book 216.73.216.191 (0)
1883
Information About
This pronouncing and defining dictionary of the Swatow dialect contains 5442 words arranged according to syllables and tones. The introduction explains the eight distinct tones of the Chinese words and how they are Romanized, the Chinese characters used in writing, the tones in combination and the radicals ranging from one to seventeen strokes. It is followed by the dictionary itself in which the words are defined and listed alphabetically.
Additional Details
- Title
- A pronouncing and defining dictionary of the Swatow dialect, arranged according to syllables and tones
- Creators
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- Fielde, Adele M. (Adele Marion), 1839-1916
- Subject
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- Chinese language--Dictionaries--English
- Chinese language--Dialects--China--Shantou (Guangdong Sheng)
- Publisher
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- American Presbyterian Mission Press, 1883
- National Library Board Singapore, 1883
- Digital Description
- application/pdf, 114233 KB, 656 p.
- Table of Contents
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- Introduction. Tones. Exercises in the tones. Roman letters. The Chinese characters. Sounds of the letters. Exercises in the aspirates. Exercise in nasal sounds. Nasal and aspirated. Tones in combination. The radicals -- Alphabetic dictionary of the Swatow dialect.
- Copyright
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- All Rights Reserved. National Library Board Singapore 2007.