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[Historiographia Linguistica 51:1-3] 2024
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Interwoven processes in linguistic historiography

An integrated perspective on the history of Chinese language studies in Europe

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Published online: 15 October 2024
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Summary
This article presents an integrated perspective on the history of Chinese linguistics in Europe by examining the interplay of logistic, material, and institutional factors. Asking how knowledge related to the Chinese language was obtained, diffused, and preserved, it examines linguistic historiography through the prism of accessibility to China and its resulting corollaries for formulating and testing hypotheses about the Chinese language. The nineteenth century is seen as a time of professionalisation characterized by increased opportunities for engagement with China and its language, the creation of academic positions and teaching programs, technical advances in digraphic printing, and the return of competent speakers of the Chinese language.
Résumé
Cet article présente une perspective intégrée sur l’histoire de la linguistique chinoise en Europe, en examinant l’interaction entre des facteurs logistiques, matériels et institutionnels. En nous interrogeant sur la manière dont les connaissances sur la langue chinoise ont été acquises, diffusées et sauvegardées, nous examinons l’historiographie linguistique, à travers le prisme de l’accessibilité à la Chine et ses implications sur la formulation et la vérification d’hypothèses sur la langue chinoise. Le XIXe siècle est considéré comme une période de professionnalisation, caractérisée par des possibilités accrues de contact avec la Chine et sa langue, la création de postes universitaires et de programmes d’enseignement, les progrès techniques de l’impression digraphique et le retour de locuteurs compétents de la langue chinoise.
Zusammenfassung
Dieser Artikel bietet eine integrierte Perspektive auf die Geschichte der chinesischen Sprachwissenschaft in Europa, indem er das Zusammenspiel von logistischen, materiellen und institutionellen Faktoren untersucht. Auf Grundlage der Frage, wie das Wissen über die chinesische Sprache erworben, verbreitet und bewahrt wurde, untersucht der Beitrag die Disziplingeschichte durch die Linse der Zugänglichkeit zu China und der daraus resultierenden Möglichkeit, Hypothesen zur chinesischen Sprache zu formulieren und zu überprüfen. Vor diesem Hintergrund wird das 19. Jahrhundert als eine Zeit der Professionalisierung betrachtet, die durch neue Möglichkeiten der Erreichbarkeit Chinas und seiner Sprache, die Schaffung von akademischen Positionen und Lehrprogrammen, technische Fortschritte im Bereich des digraphischen Drucks und die Rückkehr kompetenter Sprecher der chinesischen Sprache gekennzeichnet war.
Article outline
  • 1.Introduction
  • 2.The seeds of sinographomania
  • 3.Missionary linguistics, double inaccessibility, and the beginnings of Chinese language studies in Europe
  • 4.Professionalisation of Sinology and Chinese linguistics in the nineteenth century
    • 4.1Institutionalisation of Chinese language studies
    • 4.2Returnees, native speakers, and the role of Chinese language teaching
    • 4.3Digraphic printing
  • 5.Conclusion
  • Acknowledgements
  • Notes
  • References
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