ABSTRACT
Many people study Classical Chinese because they want to read the works of ancient Chinese philosophers such as Confucius, Mencius, Zhuangzi, etc. Besides philosophical works, the other major category of Classical Chinese texts includes history books such as ƵگŚƵăŶ (ᐖۣ ƵŽ͛ƐŽŵŵĞŶƚĂƌŝĞƐ ŽŶ ƚŚĞ ^ƉƌŝŶŐĂŶĚ ƵƚƵŵŶŶŶĂůƐ) and ^Śڮ:Ş (ਢ䁈 ZĞĐŽƌĚƐŽĨƚŚĞ'ƌĂŶĚ,ŝƐƚŽƌŝĂŶ). In this chapter we will look at the grammar of Old Chinese, which is extensively recorded in Classical Chinese texts.
