Andrew West

Andrew West

Doctor of Philosophy

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Introduction
Independent research of Tangut, Khitan, and Jurchen languages and scripts.
Skills and Expertise
Additional affiliations
August 1997 - December 1998
SOAS, University of London
Position
  • Cataloguer
Description
  • Cataloguer of the Morrison Collection of Chinese Books
June 1993 - June 1996
Yale University
Position
  • Assistant Professor
Education
September 1998 - July 1999
University of Westminster
Field of study
  • Computer Science and Software Engineering
September 1989 - June 1993
Princeton University
Field of study
  • Chinese Literature
October 1983 - July 1988
SOAS, University of London
Field of study
  • Chinese Studies

Publications

Publications (12)
Article
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This paper discusses a printed edition of a hitherto unknown Tangut linguistic text called Homonyms, which was sold at auction in Beijing in 2014. The book is complete in 14 folios, and comprises two prefaces on three folios; an initial section on two folios showing the cursive forms of sample Tangut characters, ordered by components; and a main se...
Article
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Translation of a revised version of my blog post about a newly-discovered Tangut text, translated by Ma Xiaofang 麻晓芳, in 西夏研究 = Tangut Research 2018.02.
Book
With an Introduction by Imre Galambos; With Editorial notes and an Index by Andrew West; Prepared for publication by Michael Everson.
Article
DavidHolm: Mapping the Old Zhuang Character Script: A Vernacular Writing System from Southern China. (Handbook of Oriental Studies.) xx, 866 pp. Leiden and Boston: Brill, 2013. €192. ISBN 978 90 04 22369 1. - Volume 77 Issue 2 - Andrew West
Article
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Translation by Tang Jun of my 2012 chapter "Musical Notation for Flute in Tangut Manuscripts", in 西夏研究 = Tangut Research 2012.04.
Book
Copies of this book are available from the author on request.
Article
Review by Andrew West of "Three Kingdoms: A Historical Novel" (Moss Roberts trans.)