45,221
edits
Introduction to Taiwanese Vocabulary: Difference between revisions
Introduction to Taiwanese Vocabulary (view source)
Revision as of 18:49, 26 April 2014
, 18:49, 26 April 2014→Overview: il
(→Han Chinese: Taioaan Banlamgie thuiciexn ioxngji) |
(→Overview: il) |
||
| Line 2: | Line 2: | ||
==Overview== | ==Overview== | ||
The modern language that we call [[Taigie|Taiwanese]] has been passed on for several generations primarily through oral tradition without a standardized writing system. It may be considered a variant of the [[Exmngg-oe|Amoy dialect]] of Chinese brought by | The modern language that we call [[Taigie|Taiwanese]] has been passed on for several generations primarily through oral tradition without a standardized writing system. It may be considered a variant of the [[Exmngg-oe|Amoy dialect]] of Chinese brought by [[Fujian]]ese settlers from mainland China to the island of Taiwan ([[Formosa]]). The Taiwanese language has captured the history of the island in its borrowing of words from [[Formosan languages]], [[Sepangaa-gie|Spanish]], [[Kextexgie|Dutch]], [[Jidpwn'oe|Japanese]], and [[Engguo|English]]. | ||
Modern Taiwanese has words coming from [[Sioxngkor Harnguo|Old Chinese]] (ca. 0 BCE/CE) as well as the [[Toong|Tang Dynasty]] (ca. 618-907). However, it is still not natural for many people to write modern Taiwanese with [[Harnji|Han characters]]. Until the late 19th century, educated Taiwanese speakers wrote solely in [[Bungieen-buun|literary Chinese]]. Where Han characters have been used to record spoken Taiwanese, they are not always etymological or genetic; the borrowing of similar-sounding or similar-meaning characters is a common practice. The lack of a written standard and the difficulty in learning the relatively complicated [[Harnji]] posed a great barrier to written record of Taiwanese speech. | Modern Taiwanese has words coming from [[Sioxngkor Harnguo|Old Chinese]] (ca. 0 BCE/CE) as well as the [[Toong|Tang Dynasty]] (ca. 618-907). However, it is still not natural for many people to write modern Taiwanese with [[Harnji|Han characters]]. Until the late 19th century, educated Taiwanese speakers wrote solely in [[Bungieen-buun|literary Chinese]]. Where Han characters have been used to record spoken Taiwanese, they are not always etymological or genetic; the borrowing of similar-sounding or similar-meaning characters is a common practice. The lack of a written standard and the difficulty in learning the relatively complicated [[Harnji]] posed a great barrier to written record of Taiwanese speech. | ||