Meaning-Construction in warring states philosophical discourse : a discussion of the palaeographic materials from Tomb Guōdiàn One
Meyer, D.
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Meyer, D. (2008, May 29). Meaning-Construction in warring states philosophical discourse : a discussion of the palaeographic materials from Tomb Guōdiàn One. Retrieved from
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Acknowledgments
First and foremost, I want to express my deepest gratitude to the Research School for Asian, African, and Amerindian Studies (CNWS), Leiden University. CNWS and all of its members have provided a great environment and exceptionable support during the three years in which I have had the pleasure of being affiliated with this institution as a PhD student. I would also like to thank other institutions such as the International Institute for Asian Studies (IIAS), the Netherlands Organization for Scientific Research (NWO), and the Leiden University Funds (LUF) for providing financial support. This enabled me not only to go abroad on different occasions, but also to hold an international workshop series during my wonderful years in Leiden.
The present study would not have been possible without a number of scholars and friends.
Professor Jeff Jacobs provided unconditional support for the idea of holding an international workshop series on Old Chinese Phonology in Leiden. William H. Baxter immediately accepted my invitation. Three years in a row he took the trouble to come to Leiden, and I owe all my knowledge of reconstructing Old Chinese to him. Edward L.
Shaughnessy was so kind as to invite me to a workshop on Chinese Paleography in Chicago, taught by Qiú Xīguī 求錫圭 and Chén Jiàn 陳劍. Chén Jiàn later also accepted my invitation to come to Leiden to teach a workshop on Old Chinese together with William Baxter.
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Discussions with friends and colleagues helped to shape my views on the materials from Guōdiàn One. I would like to give very special thanks to Wolfgang Behr for providing valuable comments on my work.
My deepest thanks go to the two teachers and friends, whom the statutes of Leiden University forbid me to mention at this place, but also to my parents and to Catrin Braun for supporting me during all these years of working and travelling.
