Thesis--Harvard University. / Bibliography: p. 137-141.

Thesis--Harvard University. / Bibliography: p. 137-141.

University of Macau / Faculty of Arts and Humanities. / Department of Chinese

This study describes the contemporary educational methods of Mongolian nomads from chosen sample locations of the Hangai mountains. It has been completed on the basis of three field research trips conducted in these locations. Recordings of guided interviews and notes based upon involved observation serve as the source material for this study. Mongolian culture is at a turning point, as it is influenced by many elements of the world of Western civilization as well as by modern technologies; these latter are becoming a part of the nomad's daily life to an ever greater extent. These elements are revealed through the comparison of past and contemporary educational methods, children's games and the recollections of elder nomads. It also reveals itself in the comparison of past and contemporary educational institutions. Nevertheless, traditional culture and certain aspects of ethno pedagogy still remain very much alive. It is largely the elders who regard these traditions with much esteem and try to pass them down to younger generations.

Textual Analysis of the Extant Original of The Secret History of the Mongols Abstract The purpose of the present thesis is to analyze every aspect of textual nature present in the Chinese original of the Secret History of the Mongols. The work consists of four chapters that touch issues such as the Chinese characters used for the transcription, their pronunciation and meaning, as well as invented or wrong characters. A list is presented with all the Mongolian syllables obtainable by means of the Chinese transcription system and with all the characters used for this. Subsequently, graphic aspects such as word division or punctuation are examined. The last chapter approaches the glossing system of the Mongolian text used in this work. On the basis of the analysis of the collected data, some plausible assumptions about historical or linguistic issues are advanced, such as the ethnic identity of the author of the transcript or the author of the glosses, the existence of a Mongolian dialect with own characteristics in the Yuan dynasty environment, or the reason why this transcript was glossed, and whether it was done out of an original written in Uyghur script. Keywords: textual analysis, Mongolian language, The Secret History of the Mongols, Yuan Dynasty

本論文共分七章十六節，全篇計十二萬餘言。第一章「緒論」申明本論文研究的對象、目的及方法。第二章「朝鮮時代蒙古學的演變」分為三節；第一節略述朝鮮時代譯學的發展過程；第二節敘述朝鮮時代蒙古學的設立與變遷過程；第三節探討朝鮮時代有關蒙古學的書籍概況。第三章「《蒙語老乞大》的相關問題」分為三節；第一節探察《蒙語老乞大》的版本及刊行年代；第二節探討《蒙語老乞大》的書名來源、諸學者對該書的看法，並提出筆者的看法；第三節略述關於該書的研究概況。第四章「《蒙語老乞大》中蒙古語的詞法考察」分為三節；第一節略述本章探討的範圍及詞法概念；第二節比較分析名詞的變格；第三節比較分析動詞的詞形變化。第五章「《蒙語老乞大》中蒙古語的句法考察」分為四節；第一節略述本章探討的範圍及句法概念；第二節探討《蒙語老乞大》中出現的句子成分；第三節討論不同句子類型中的疑問句；第四節歸納《蒙語老乞大》中出現的句子結構。第六章「《蒙語老乞大》中蒙古語的語音考察」分為三節；第一節略述蒙古語的語音變遷過程及特色；第二節探討《蒙語老乞大》中出現的母音特徵；第三節探討該書中出現的子音特徵。第七章「結論」總結本論文的研究成果，並加以評述。