Sinography: The Borrowing and Adaptation of the Chinese Script

Intro
 Contents
 Acknowledgments
 Figures and Tables
 Chapter 1
 Introduction
 1.1 Scope and Purpose
 1.2 Definition of Writing and Typology of Writing Systems
 1.3 Literary Sinitic, the Sinographosphere, and Sino-xenic Vocabulary and Pronunciations
 1.4 Chinese Script Forms
 1.5 Basic Techniques of Adaptation
 1.6 Linguistic Affiliations and Linguistic Typology
 1.7 Previous Scholarship
 1.8 Plan of this Study
 1.9 Notation
 Chapter 2
 Chinese Writing
 2.1 Chinese Historical Linguistic Typology
 2.2 The Development of the Chinese Writing System
 2.3 Stability of the Mainstream Writing System 2.4 Middle Chinese and Sino-xenic Character Readings2.5 Ongoing Development of the Chinese Writing System for Colloquial and Dialectal Writing
 2.6 Summary and Implications for Script Borrowing
 Chapter 3
 Korean
 3.1 Introduction of Chinese Writing to Korea and Related History
 3.2 Korean Historical Linguistic Typology
 3.3 Sino-Korean
 3.4 Glossing Traditions and the Development of Vernacular Writing
 3.5 Structure and Function of Vernacular Writing
 3.6 Korean Sinography: Classification of Methods
 3.7 Later Script Developments
 3.8 Analysis
 3.9 Appendix to Chapter 3
 Chapter 4 Vietnamese4.1 Introduction of Chinese Writing to Vietnam and Related History
 4.2 Vietnamese Historical Linguistic Typology
 4.3 Sino-Vietnamese
 4.4 Glossing Traditions and the Development of Vernacular Writing
 4.5 Structure and Function of Chữ Nôm
 4.6 Vietnamese Sinography: Classification of Methods
 4.7 Later Script Developments
 4.8 Analysis
 Chapter 5
 Japanese
 5.1 Introduction of Chinese Writing to Japan and Related History
 5.2 Japanese Historical Linguistic Typology
 5.3 Sino-Japanese
 5.4 Glossing Traditions and the Development of Vernacular Writing 5.5 Structure and Function of Vernacular Writing5.6 Japanese Sinography: Classification of Methods
 5.7 Later Script Developments
 5.8 Analysis
 5.9 Appendix to Chapter 5
 Chapter 6
 Comparative Analysis
 6.1 Preliminary Conclusions
 6.2 Predictions
 Chapter 7
 Other Languages: Zhuang, Khitan, Jurchen
 7.1 Zhuang
 7.2 Introduction of Chinese Writing to the Zhuang and Related History
 7.3 Zhuang Linguistic Typology
 7.4 Sino-Zhuang
 7.5 Glossing Traditions and the Development of Vernacular Writing
 7.6 Zhuang Sinography: Classification of Methods 7.7 Significance of Regional Variation Patterns7.8 Analysis and Implications for the Isolating Model
 7.9 Khitan and Jurchen
 7.10 Khitan and Jurchen Linguistic Typology
 7.11 History of the Khitan and Jurchen Scripts
 7.12 Structure and Function of the Scripts
 Methods of Adaptation and Innovation
 7.13 Analysis and Implications for the Agglutinating Model
 7.14 Conclusion: Revising the Model
 Chapter 8
 Beyond the Sinographosphere: Sumerian and Akkadian
 8.1 Sumerian and Akkadian: an Imperfect Parallel to Sinographic Writing
 8.2 Sumerian and Akkadian Linguistic Typology