Francisco Varo (1627-1687): A Pioneer in the History of Chinese Linguistics
中国语言学史的先驱: 方济各瓦罗 (1627-1687)
Matthew Chen 陈渊泉

Abstract 摘要
Francisco Varo’s Arte de la Lengua Mandarina (Canton, 1703) is the first Chinese grammar worthy of its name. From the phonological perspective, its significance derives from the fact that it (a) provided the earliest precise formulation of tone sandhi rules in Chinese – at least in a Western language; (b) sought to give plausible phonetic motivations for the pitch changes observed; and (c) offered insightful comments on such topics as underlying vs. surface tones, the function of tonal distinctions and compounding, etc.

方济各.瓦罗编着，1703年在广州出版的《华语官话语法》是中国第一部名符其实的语法。从语音的角度来看，它主要贡献有三﹕它不单（a）在欧语文献中最早归纳出连读变调的确切规则，而且（b）探索变调的声学的原因。（c）作者针对本调和调之间的关系，以及分调及复合词的功用等问题也颇有洞见。

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