The Formation of "Four Tones" of Chinese Didn't Result from "Reading in Chinese" of Sutra
Chen Shun-zhi
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Chen Shun-zhi
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Chen Yinque thought that four tones of came into being because of the reading in Chinese of sutra and the introduction of the theory of tone in ancient India. By the expert reviewing about the datum of reading in Chinese in Wei, Jin, Southern and Northern Dynasties, we discovered that translating didn't root in the pronunciation of Sanskrit. On the contrary, we find that it's the timely result after shaman entered Jin Dynasty. In addition, the status of reading and singing in Chinese was pimping in the field of Buddhism; so reading in Chinese didn't and can't bring pivotal effection to the formation of four tones of Chinese.
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Chen Yinque thought that four tones of came into being because of the reading in Chinese of sutra and the introduction of the theory of tone in ancient India. By the expert reviewing about the datum of reading in Chinese in Wei, Jin, Southern and Northern Dynasties, we discovered that translating didn't root in the pronunciation of Sanskrit. On the contrary, we find that it's the timely result after shaman entered Jin Dynasty. In addition, the status of reading and singing in Chinese was pimping in the field of Buddhism; so reading in Chinese didn't and can't bring pivotal effection to the formation of four tones of Chinese.
Key concepts: Reading (process), Pronunciation, Sanskrit, Buddhism, Tone (literature), Linguistics, History, Chinese characters