Philological studies during the qin

Philological studies during the qing dynasty. Duan tucai and wang niansun as the towering figures. The last great philologist of the era zhang binglin, who also helped lay the foundation of modern Chinese linguistics. The western comparative method was brought into china by bemard karlgren, the first scholar to reconstruct middle Chinese and old Chinese with latin alphabet (not IPA). Important modern Chinese linguists include Y. R. chao, Luo Changpei, Li Fanggui and Wang Li

The ancient commentotors on the classics paid much attention to syntax and the use of particies. But the first Chinese grammar. In the modern sense of the word, was produced by Ma Jianzhong (last 19th century). His grammar was based on the (prescriptive) model.