| This doctorate dissertation researches and analyzes the Chinese Grammar (1881)written by the distinguished German sinologist and linguist Georg von der Gabelentz.As a researcher whose mother tongue is not Chinese, the author of this dissertationresearches and analyzes the great work: Chinese Grammar, written by his Germancompatriots Georg von der Gabelentz at the second half of the19th century.In the first chapter, the current research status of Georg von der Gabelentz’sChinese Grammar is presented, thus it comes to the conclusion that the ChineseGrammar is indeed more frequently mentioned and quoted as an outstanding workof the classical Chinese grammar in the Chinese grammar research and study. But noone, so far, has analyzed this work with the approach of specific grammatical detailsin the whole sense. Therefore, this doctorate dissertation shall fill this vacancy.In the second chapter, the author researches the decisive foundations uponwhich the composition and structure of the Chinese Grammar has been built, amongwhich are the linguistical-philosophical approaches and concept of the Chinesegrammar from Wilhelm von Humboldt (1767–1835）and Heymann Steinthal (1823–1899）, as well as the works of outstanding representatives from the French andGerman Sinology in the19th century: Jean-Pierre Abel-Rémusat（1788－1832），Stanislas Aignan Julien（1797－1873），Wilhelm Schott（1802－1889）and StephanLadislaus Endlicher（1804－1849）. This chapter also includes how Georg von derGabelentz classifies the sinological creative power of his predecessors.The third, fourth, fifth and sixth chapters are the main chapters of this doctoratedissertation. In the analysis and research, the author compares the Chinese Grammarwith the modern grammatical works written by the renowned Chinese linguists,through which the significance and the value of the Chinese Grammar is emphasized.It also contains and provides the great reference value for the modern Chinesegrammatical research.From the perspective of modern Chinese linguistic research, the third chapterresearches and analyzes the structure of the Chinese Grammar. At first, the context of the Chinese Grammar is presented. Furthermore, the author highlights Volume IIISynthetical System of the Chinese Grammar and discusses the significance and thevalues of this synthetical system in modern Chinese grammar study. Moreover, fromthe aspects of word categories, flexible use of the vocabulary and the word order, theauthor emphasizes the significance of these Chinese grammatical features inGabelentz’s work.It follows by the detailed analysis and research of particular words from thecategory of notional words in the fourth chapter. The author analyzes the notionalwords according to the modern linguistic research: Zhi, Qi, Zhe, Shi, He etc. in details.This chapter covers the pronouns, verbs and numerals, which all belong to thenotional words nowadays.In concert with the previous chapter, the fifth chapter discusses and analyzesfunctional/structural words. On the basis of modern Chinese word categories, thefunctional words, which the author analyzes, mainly are in the categories ofprepositions, conjunctions, the modal particles and auxiliary words. In thesecategories, the author analyzes the specific functional words: Yi, Yu, Ye, Hu, Zai, Suo,etc. Through the detailed research, the author gives the prominence to the fact thatdescription and analysis of functional words in the Chinese Grammar by Georg vonder Gabelentz are close to the modern research standard. It has not only representedthe highest level at the end of19th century, but provides the value of reference andinspiration to the modern Chinese linguistical research as well.The author lays the emphasis on the syntax in the sixth chapter. In the first partof this chapter, the syntactic structure with the detailed research and analysis of thephrases and word order are discussed; In the second part, the author analyzessentence categories from the Chinese Grammar and mainly researches the threemain sentence types: negative, interrogative and imperative sentences; In the thirdpart, the author discusses the complex sentences in the Chinese Grammar. Thecomplex sentences are divided into two categories: the joint compound sentences(coherent complex sentences, progressive complex sentences) and prejudicedcomplex sentences (conditional clause, causal complex sentences, concessional complex sentences and transitional sentences).The grammatical analysis of this chapter shows that the Chinese Grammar hasnot only been a remarkable work at the second half of19th century, but also enjoysthe outstanding significance in the modern Chinese grammar research and study.In the chapter7of the dissertation, the author makes the comparison betweenthe Chinese Grammar by Georg von der Gabelentz and the Notitia Lingae Sinicae byJoseph Henri de Prémare. In this chapter, the author compares two functional wordsspecifically: Zhe and Ye. In the meanwhile, the author confirms and emphasizes theindependence of the Chinese Grammar.In the final chapter, through the research and analysis of the Chinese Grammarby Georg von der Gabelentz, the author of this doctorate dissertation summarizesthe contributions and the profound values of the Chinese Grammar to the classicalChinese grammar study and research, highlighting the significant values andmeaningful contributions made by the Chinese Grammar. This work has not onlyenjoyed a pivotal position in German Sinology, but also has made an outstandingcontribution to the Teaching Chinese as the Second Language to the Foreigners. Fromthe perspective of modern grammar research, the Chinese Grammar plays animportant role of references and inspirations not only in China but also throughoutthe world!... |
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