Indic loanwords in Chinese language account for the largest number of loanwords in Mandarin Chinese.These loanwords have become an important integral part of the lexicon of Chinese language and throughout decades have...Indic loanwords in Chinese language account for the largest number of loanwords in Mandarin Chinese.These loanwords have become an important integral part of the lexicon of Chinese language and throughout decades have undergone assimilation,semantic extension and phonological adaptation.The present study is an investigation into the modes,levels and history of Sinicization of Indic loanwords in Chinese language.Fundamentally,it is evident from the literature and historical accounts that Sinicization of these loanwords is a process from foreignization to domestication.Native-Chinese doctrines and philosophies,essentially Taoism and Confucianism have had multifaceted influences on the Sinicization process which has resulted in semantic extension,semantic change or total diminution of original meaning.While less used high culture-sensitive loanwords have completely disappeared from modern Chinese,loanwords of higher Sinicization level have completely secularized.It is observed that foreignized loanwords have very less tendency of being absorbed into modern Chinese and many such terms have been excluded in modern Chinese dictionaries.展开更多
Ancient Whispers Beneath Wood and Rocks,From the majestic structures of the lang and Liao dynasties(681-1125)to the delicate designs of the Song and Yuan dynasties(960-1368),existing examples of China's traditiona...Ancient Whispers Beneath Wood and Rocks,From the majestic structures of the lang and Liao dynasties(681-1125)to the delicate designs of the Song and Yuan dynasties(960-1368),existing examples of China's traditional architecture are living fossils.Though only a few ancient temples from more than 800 years ago have survived,scrutinizing their designs carries immense research value,including the cap-and-block dougong brackets connecting beams and columns without nails,all with different shapes according to different dynasties.Other elements include the wooden ornaments carved in Sanskrit that adorn windows and how the gaze of a Buddhist Guanyin sculpture aligns precisely with an opposite pagoda.展开更多
文摘Indic loanwords in Chinese language account for the largest number of loanwords in Mandarin Chinese.These loanwords have become an important integral part of the lexicon of Chinese language and throughout decades have undergone assimilation,semantic extension and phonological adaptation.The present study is an investigation into the modes,levels and history of Sinicization of Indic loanwords in Chinese language.Fundamentally,it is evident from the literature and historical accounts that Sinicization of these loanwords is a process from foreignization to domestication.Native-Chinese doctrines and philosophies,essentially Taoism and Confucianism have had multifaceted influences on the Sinicization process which has resulted in semantic extension,semantic change or total diminution of original meaning.While less used high culture-sensitive loanwords have completely disappeared from modern Chinese,loanwords of higher Sinicization level have completely secularized.It is observed that foreignized loanwords have very less tendency of being absorbed into modern Chinese and many such terms have been excluded in modern Chinese dictionaries.
文摘Ancient Whispers Beneath Wood and Rocks,From the majestic structures of the lang and Liao dynasties(681-1125)to the delicate designs of the Song and Yuan dynasties(960-1368),existing examples of China's traditional architecture are living fossils.Though only a few ancient temples from more than 800 years ago have survived,scrutinizing their designs carries immense research value,including the cap-and-block dougong brackets connecting beams and columns without nails,all with different shapes according to different dynasties.Other elements include the wooden ornaments carved in Sanskrit that adorn windows and how the gaze of a Buddhist Guanyin sculpture aligns precisely with an opposite pagoda.
