A Contrast Analysis between Mongolian and Manchu Alikali in the'Imperially Commissioned Unified Rhymes'
The'Imperially Commissioned Unified Rhymes'is a multilingual dictionary of Alikali edited in different versions:one in four languages including Sanskrit,Tibetan,Manchu and Chinese,the other is in Sanskrit,Tibetan,Manchu,Mongolian and Chinese.This thesis first explains the concept and connotation of Alikali in broad and narrow meanings,focusing on the five-scripted edition,discussing the origins and structural features of the Mongolian and Manchu Alikali,and conducting a contrast analysis between them.