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A study on idiomatic phrases in Chan texts

(2022)
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Hanqing Lei and (UGent)
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Chan documents, as an important source for conducting research in Medieval Chinese, contain a large number of colloquial words. Idioms, most of them deriving from the popular expressions, abound in Chan texts reflecting the colloquialisms and regional words of Medieval Chinese and Early Mandarin. Whereas some of the idioms found in medieval Chan texts are inherited or adapted from literary works of previous times, the majority of words reflect the colloquial language of the respective period. Some of these idioms are used only in Chan documents, and some expressions also had a certain impact on the spoken language of subsequent period. In this thesis idiomatic phrases in Chan texts are the main research object, and the contents include the following aspects: The first chapter consists of the introduction, which briefly discusses the definition, scope and nature of idioms, debates the style of idioms, examines the relationship between Chan texts and idioms, and determines the research method and research content of the thesis. The second chapter focuses on the origin of idioms. According to the origin of the idioms, the idioms are divided into four groups: secular literature, Buddhist sutras, Chan texts and contemporary colloquialisms. The third chapter focuses on the diachronic development of idioms, and discusses the relationship between idioms in Chan texts and the previous literary works, as well as their composition and their influence. The fourth chapter summarizes the linguistic features of Chan idioms, including the various semantic levels, the flexible morphology, and the patterns they occur in. The fifth chapter discusses the research on the interpretation of idioms, evaluates the interpretation of some entries in relevant dictionaries, and focuses on the interpretation of idioms that are not included in dictionaries and other reference works. The sixth chapter discusses the relationship between Chan idioms and the compilation of dictionaries, and discusses the deficiencies of existing idiom dictionaries. It also views Chan texts from the angle of compiling word lists, as well as focusing on the identification of dictionary entries and the documentation of reference material.
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Medieval Chinese, Chan Texts, Idiomatic Pharases, Compilation of dictionaries

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Zeng, Chen. A Study on Idiomatic Phrases in Chan Texts. Sichuan University ; Ghent University. Faculty of Arts and Philosophy, 2022.
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Zeng, C. (2022). A study on idiomatic phrases in Chan texts. Sichuan University ; Ghent University. Faculty of Arts and Philosophy, Chengdu, China ; Ghent, Belgium.
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Zeng, Chen. 2022. “A Study on Idiomatic Phrases in Chan Texts.” Chengdu, China ; Ghent, Belgium: Sichuan University ; Ghent University. Faculty of Arts and Philosophy.
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Zeng, Chen. 2022. “A Study on Idiomatic Phrases in Chan Texts.” Chengdu, China ; Ghent, Belgium: Sichuan University ; Ghent University. Faculty of Arts and Philosophy.
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Zeng C. A study on idiomatic phrases in Chan texts. [Chengdu, China ; Ghent, Belgium]: Sichuan University ; Ghent University. Faculty of Arts and Philosophy; 2022.
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C. Zeng, “A study on idiomatic phrases in Chan texts,” Sichuan University ; Ghent University. Faculty of Arts and Philosophy, Chengdu, China ; Ghent, Belgium, 2022.
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  abstract     = {{Chan documents, as an important source for conducting research in Medieval Chinese, contain a large number of colloquial words. Idioms, most of them deriving  from the popular expressions, abound in Chan texts reflecting the colloquialisms and regional words of Medieval Chinese and Early Mandarin. Whereas some of the idioms found in medieval Chan texts are inherited or adapted from literary works of previous times, the majority of words reflect the colloquial language of the respective period. Some of these idioms are used only in Chan documents, and some expressions also had a certain impact on the spoken language of subsequent period. In this thesis idiomatic phrases in Chan texts are the main research object, and the contents include the following aspects:
The first chapter consists of the introduction, which briefly discusses the definition, scope and nature of idioms, debates the style of idioms, examines the relationship between Chan texts and idioms, and determines the research method and research content of the thesis.
The second chapter focuses on the origin of idioms. According to the origin of the idioms, the idioms are divided into four groups: secular literature, Buddhist sutras, Chan texts and contemporary colloquialisms.
The third chapter focuses on the diachronic development of idioms, and discusses the relationship between idioms in Chan texts and the previous literary works, as well as their composition and their influence.
The fourth chapter summarizes the linguistic features of Chan idioms, including the various semantic levels, the flexible morphology, and the patterns they occur in.
The fifth chapter discusses the research on the interpretation of idioms, evaluates  the interpretation of some entries in relevant dictionaries, and focuses on the interpretation of idioms that are not included in dictionaries and other reference works.
The sixth chapter discusses the relationship between Chan idioms and the compilation of dictionaries, and discusses the deficiencies of existing idiom dictionaries. It also views Chan texts from the angle of compiling word lists, as well as focusing on the identification of dictionary entries and the documentation of reference material.}},
  author       = {{Zeng, Chen}},
  keywords     = {{Medieval Chinese,Chan Texts,Idiomatic Pharases,Compilation of dictionaries}},
  language     = {{chi}},
  pages        = {{V, 267}},
  publisher    = {{Sichuan University ; Ghent University. Faculty of Arts and Philosophy}},
  school       = {{Ghent University}},
  title        = {{A study on idiomatic phrases in Chan texts}},
  year         = {{2022}},
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