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Old Chinese, also called Archaic Chinese in older works, is the oldest attested stage of Chinese, and the ancestor of all modern varieties of Chinese. The earliest examples of Chinese are divinatory inscriptions on oracle bones from around 1250 BC, in the Late Shang period. Bronze inscriptions became plentiful during the following Zhou dynasty.
- History of the Chinese language
Old Chinese. Old Chinese, sometimes known as "Archaic...
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- History of the Chinese language
Definition. Function. Transmission of texts. Grammar and lexicon. Modern use. Phonology. See also. Notes. References. Citations. Works cited. External links. Classical Chinese [a] is the language in which the classics of Chinese literature were written, from c. the 5th century BCE. [2] .
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- 5th century BC to 2nd century AD; continued as a literary language until the 20th century
Old Chinese, also called Archaic Chinese in older works, is the oldest attested stage of Chinese, and the ancestor of all modern varieties of Chinese. The earliest examples of Chinese are divinatory inscriptions on oracle bones from around 1250 BC, in the Late Shang period.
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