Mashi Wentong

Mashi Wentong (Chinese: 馬氏文通 English: Ma's Grammar) is the first grammar of the Chinese language written by a Chinese scholar, Ma Jianzhong, who published it in 1898.^[1] Although attributed the "germination of modern linguistics in China"^[2] is attributed to this book, Mashi Wentong was criticized by critics such as Chen Chengze^[3] and Li Jinxi^[4] as imitating Western grammar and imposing Western grammatical tradition on Chinese.^[5]

References

1. ^ Pan, Wenguo & Tham, Wai Mun. (2007:page83). Contrastive Linguistics: History, Philosophy and Methodology. London: Continuum. ISBN 0-8264-8634-7.
2. ^ Pan, Wenguo & Tham, Wai Mun. (2007:page4). Contrastive Linguistics: History, Philosophy and Methodology. London: Continuum. ISBN 0-8264-8634-7.
3. ^ Chen, Chengze. (1922:page11) Guowenfa Caochuang (A Preliminary Grammar of Chinese), reprinted in 1982, Beijing: Commercial Press.
4. ^ Li, Jinxi. (1933:page13) Bijiao Wenfa (Comparative Grammar), revised in 1973, reprinted in 1986, Beijing: Zhonghua Shuju.
5. ^ Pan and Tham. (2007:page101). Contrastive Linguistics: History, Philosophy and Methodology. London: Continuum. ISBN 0-8264-8634-7.