Linguistic Mysteries of Ethnonyms in Inner Asia

By Penglin Wang

In Linguistic Mysteries of Ethnonyms in Inner Asia, Penglin Wang focuses on semantics as a central theme in onomastics and strives to unravel the origin and meaning of a series of influential ethnonyms such as Xianbei, Rouran, Tabγac, Tatar, Shiwei, Mongol, Merkid, N zhen, Jusen, and Nikan. Since much of modern research has dealt with issues of Inner Asian ethnonyms within a regional framework, Wang's exploration of the early Indo-European and Altaic influence on the ethnonymic designations of Mongol-Tungusic and Turkic groups opens up a new horizon for transcontinental approaches, which represent an important thrust in Inner Asian and Eurasian studies. Wang has based this comprehensive study on textual, cross-linguistic, and patterned analysis of the ethnonyms found primarily in ancient Chinese sources.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1498535275
• ISBN13: 9781498535274
• Release Date: March 2018
• Publisher: Lexington Books
• Length: 296 Pages
• Weight: 1.34 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.0" x 9.0"