Crispin Williams
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- Associate Professor
- EAST ASIAN LANGUAGES & CULTURES
Contact Info
Office Phone:
Wescoe Hall, room #2110
Biography —
Crispin Williams studies early Chinese language and culture with a particular focus on the analysis and interpretation of excavated early Chinese texts. He works primarily on the Wenxian 溫縣 covenant texts (mengshu 盟書) and is collaborating on a project to research and publish these materials.
Research —
Research interests:
- Excavated and transmitted early Chinese texts
- Chinese palaeography and historical phonology
- Early Chinese language and culture