서양인에 의한 광둥 방언 연구 문헌 및 그 경향 연구

Abstract

This paper aims to review the research literature to examine the traces and contents of the Cantonese by Westerners, and to gain insight into its trends. The Canton region is an area where cultural exchanges with the West have been actively carried out centered on areas such as Macau, Hong Kong, and Guangzhou since the Age of Exploration. Therefore, how the Cantonese, as the local dialect, was recognized and approached by Westerners and how they understood it and tried to leave it as a literature were need to see. For these Cantonese research literatures, they were divided into three parts, study books, research works, and the Bible. A list of the relevant literature was presented, the original texts was examined, and the explanation of these are added. By way of these processes, the following trends could be seen: The Cantonese study books were faithful to providing information on the dialect as a means necessary for Westerners to learn the Cantonese, as well as information contributing to understanding China. In addition, linguistic achievements were actively admitted. In terms of research, trends for focusing phonological research than providing comprehensive attention to Chinese characters and literatures can be seen. In the Bible translated into the Cantonese, it is possible to see the concerns about the translated language at the time through divergence of vocabulary. Attempts and efforts have been made to reduce the burden of learning Chinese characters through the Bible in which the Cantonese was written in both Chinese and Roman characters. In terms of style, it was changed to a more difficult style, unlike the standard Chinese Bible. This is presumed to have taken into account the divinity, which is a religious characteristic other than language itself.