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Contents Preface IX Abbreviations xi Introduction xiii I. The 'Phags-pa Chinese Script: Its Invention, Textual Attestation, and Historical Background 1 II. A Brief Review of 'Phags-pa Chinese Studies 23 III. Analysis and Interpretation of the 'Phags-pa Alphabet 32 IV. A Structural and Historical Consideration of the 'Phags-pa Chinese Sound System 69 Glossary of 'Phags-pa Chinese Forms 105 PInyIn Index to Chinese Characters in the Glossary 177 Stroke Order Index to Chinese Characters in the Glossary 213 Index of Transliterated 'Phags-pa Orthographic Forms in the Glossary 287 References 299 vii ...

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