| The Kitan Language and Script Contributor(s): Kane (Author) |
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ISBN: 900416829X ISBN-13: 9789004168299 Publisher: Brill OUR PRICE: $202.35 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: December 2008 Annotation: The Kitan language and script have disappeared from history for more than 800 years. Recent research has partially deciphered a number of Kitan inscriptions, reveal significantly more of its lexicon and morphology. This book summarises the current state of research. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Social Science |
| Dewey: 494.2 |
| Series: Handbook of Oriental Studies. Section 8 Uralic & Central Asia Studies |
| Physical Information: 0.9" H x 6.5" W x 9.6" (1.40 lbs) 305 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: The Kitans established the Liao dynasty in northern China, which lasted for over two centuries (916-1125). In this survey the reader will find what is currently known about the Kitan language and scripts. The language was very likely distantly related to Mongolian, with two quite different scripts in use. A few generations after their state was defeated, almost all trace of the Kitan spoken and written languages disappeared, except a few words in Chinese texts. Over the past few decades, however, inscriptions from the tombs of the Liao emperors and the Kitan aristocracy have been at least partially deciphered, resulting in a significant increase of our knowledge of the Kitan lexicon, morphology and syntax. |