2011 Fiscal Year Final Research Report
A Study of the Language of the Early Chinese Buddhist Translations from the Viewpoint of Historical Chinese Grammar
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21720130
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| Research Category |
Grant-in-Aid for Young Scientists (B)
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| Allocation Type | Single-year Grants |
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| Research Field |
Linguistics
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| Research Institution | Hokkaido University |
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Principal Investigator |
MATSUE Takashi 北海道大学, 大学院・文学研究科, 准教授 (90344530)
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| Project Period (FY) |
2009 – 2011
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| Keywords | 漢訳仏典 / 漢語文法史 |
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| Research Abstract |
The purpose of this study is to explore the nature of early Buddhist Chinese translations language from the viewpoint of historical Chinese grammar. The key achievements can be summarized as follows : as regards peculiar grammatical phenomena characteristic to Buddhist Chinese translations written before fifth century A. D., we have submitted a rudimentary standard to judge whether they are a reflection of Middle Chinese or not.
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