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Preferred term

ltcMiddle Chinese  

Type

  • Language

Definition

  • Middle Chinese , also called Ancient Chinese by the linguist Bernhard Karlgren, refers to the Chinese language spoken during Southern and Northern Dynasties and the Sui, Tang, and Song dynasties. The term "Middle Chinese", in contrast to Old Chinese and Modern Chinese, is usually used in the context of historical Chinese phonology, which seeks to reconstruct the pronunciation of Chinese used during these times.

Entry terms

  • Chinese, Late Middle
  • Late Middle Chinese

ISO 639-3 code

  • ltc

Notation

  • ltc

In other languages

  • Chinois médiéval

    French

  • Medio cinese

    Italian

URI

http://lexvo.org/id/iso639-3/ltc

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