Table of contents : Contents Introduction Abbreviations Reconstruction for the period of Fang yen Ancient Chinese system Archaic Chinese Rhyming & texts Phonetic values Shih ching rhyme system Hsieh sheng System Hsieh sheng graphs in different periods & areas Synchronic value of Shuo wen Phonetic values of Hsieh sheng in Shuo wen Time of Hsieh sheng system of Shuo wen Chia chieh & paronomastic definitions Tone & Accent Part 2 - Dialects in Fang yen Dialect areas of Fang yen Linguistic areas Conclusions on the dialect groups in Fang yen Dialect material outside of Fang yen Comparative Method Applied to Fang yen Monosyllabic & bisyllabic words in Fang yen Reconstruction of pre-Archaic Chinese Statistical comparison among Fang yen dialects Yen Ch'i, Tung Ch'i Hai Tai, Huai Wu Yang Yueh Nan Ch'u Ch'u Central areas Eastern central areas Position of Ch'en & Wei Standard language & dialects in Fang yen Geographical Method Applied to Fang yen Maps of dialect areas Isoglosses & types of linguistic areas Distribution of linguistic & cultural-historical factors Conservative dialect areas & Shang fiefs Conclusion Notes Bibliography