How Long to Read A Syllabic Dictionary of the Chinese Language

How Long Does it Take to Read A Syllabic Dictionary of the Chinese Language?

It takes the average reader 11 hours and 42 minutes to read A Syllabic Dictionary of the Chinese Language by Samuel Wells Williams

Assuming a reading speed of 250 words per minute. Learn more

Description

Williams' later Syllabic Dictionary of the Chinese Language (1874) was an attempt to combine and synthesize the achievements of Western lexicography in China, in particular the method of dialect comparison (a field in which 'the natives have done nothing'), while making extensive use of Chinese reference works and traditional lexicographic sources. Thus Williams describes the Wufang Yuanyin or 'Original Sounds of the Five Regions' (1700) as 'the groundwork of the present dictionary'. The Syllabic Dictionary represents an ambitious attempt to compress into one work as far as possible all the information 'to satisfy all the needs of a foreigner', including information about 'general and vernacular' readings of characters, aspects of the etymology and history of characters and variant 'authorized and colloquial' meanings. Subsequently, additional indices were produced such as John C. Gibson's A Swatow Index to the Syllabic Dictionary of Chinese by S. Wells Williams and to the Dictionary of the Vernacular of Amoy by Carstairs Douglas (1886) and James Acheson's An Index to Dr. Williams' 'Syllabic Dictionary of the Chinese Language', Arranged According to Sir Thomas Wade's System of Orthography (1879).

How long is A Syllabic Dictionary of the Chinese Language?

A Syllabic Dictionary of the Chinese Language by Samuel Wells Williams is 686 pages long, and a total of 175,616 words.

This makes it 232% the length of the average book. It also has 215% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read A Syllabic Dictionary of the Chinese Language Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 15 hours and 59 minutes to read A Syllabic Dictionary of the Chinese Language aloud.

What Reading Level is A Syllabic Dictionary of the Chinese Language?

A Syllabic Dictionary of the Chinese Language is suitable for students ages 12 and up.

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