FRANCISCO VARO (1627-1687), A PIONEER IN THE HISTORY OF CHINESE LINGUISTICS

中国语言学史的先锋：方济各．瓦罗（1627-1687）

陈渊泉(Matthew Y Chen)

《Journal of Chinese Linguistics》 32卷1期 (2004/01) Pp. 1-19

摘要

Francisco Varo's Arte de la Lengua Mandarina (Canton, 1703) is the first Chinese grammar worthy of its name. From the phonological perspective, its significance derives from the fact that it (a) provided the earliest precise formulation of tone sandhi rules in Chinese - at least in a Western language; (b) sought to give plausible phonetic motivations for the pitch changes observed; and (c) offered insightful comments on such topics as underlying vs. surface tones, the function of tonal distinctions and compounding, etc.

關鍵字

History of linguistics ； Sino-Western cultural intercourse ； tonology ； Chinese grammar

並列摘要

方济各．瓦罗编著，1703年在广州出版的《华语官话语法》是中国第一部名符其实的语法。从语音的角度来看，它主要贡献有三：它不单（a）在欧语文献中最早归纳出连读变调的确切规则，而且（b）探索变调的声学的原因。（c）作者针对本调和变调之间的关系，以及分调及复合词的功用等问题也颇有洞见。

並列關鍵字

语言学史 ； 中西文化交流 ； 声调学 ； 汉语语法