Early Mandarin
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Early Mandarin is a historical stage of the Chinese language that developed after Middle Chinese and laid the foundation for modern Mandarin varieties.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Old Mandarin | 1 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | historical stage of the Chinese language ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Old Mandarin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| developedFrom | Late Middle Chinese NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| documentedIn |
Yunlüe
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Zhongyuan Yinyun NERFINISHED ⓘ drama of the Yuan dynasty ⓘ late imperial Chinese vernacular novels ⓘ vernacular Chinese fiction of the Yuan and Ming periods ⓘ |
| follows | Middle Chinese NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
development of ba-construction precursors
ⓘ
development of passive markers similar to modern Mandarin ⓘ development of tone splits from Middle Chinese ⓘ emergence of aspect markers similar to modern Mandarin ⓘ greater distinction between spoken vernacular and classical written Chinese ⓘ increased use of analytic constructions ⓘ increased use of sentence-final particles ⓘ loss of final stop consonants -p -t -k in many dialects ⓘ reduction of consonant clusters ⓘ shift of some Middle Chinese entering-tone syllables to other tones ⓘ simplification of Middle Chinese inflectional remnants ⓘ use of preverbal negators similar to modern Mandarin ⓘ |
| hasPhonologicalSystemDescribedBy |
Zhongyuan Yinyun rime tables
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ⓘ
rime books of the Yuan period ⓘ |
| influenced |
Beijing Mandarin
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Jianghuai Mandarin NERFINISHED ⓘ Jilu Mandarin NERFINISHED ⓘ Southwestern Mandarin NERFINISHED ⓘ Standard Chinese NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageFamily | Sino-Tibetan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| playsRoleIn | transition from Middle Chinese to modern Mandarin dialects ⓘ |
| precedes |
Mandarin Chinese dialects
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Modern Mandarin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region |
Lower Yangtze region
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ⓘ
Northern China NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| standardizedIn |
court speech of the Ming dynasty
ⓘ
court speech of the Qing dynasty ⓘ |
| studiedIn |
historical Chinese grammar
ⓘ
historical Chinese phonology ⓘ |
| subclassOf |
Chinese language
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Mandarin NERFINISHED ⓘ Sinitic language ⓘ |
| timePeriod | approximately 12th century to 18th century ⓘ |
| usedIn |
Ming dynasty
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Qing dynasty (early) NERFINISHED ⓘ Yuan dynasty NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| writingSystem | Chinese characters ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Old Mandarin