The Origin and Development of Chinese Language Studies in Spain from the Perspective of Sinology

Abstract

: Chinese language education and studies in Spain originated from Spanish sinology. Early Spanish missionary is the first group of sinologists and language experts in Europe. In the process of contacting, learning and studying Chinese, they constructed the field of Chinese language research that integrates Chinese and Spanish language studies. Chinese language studies experienced the rise and fall with the development of Spanish Sinology. The research contents, theoretical perspectives and research methods of Contemporary Spanish Chinese tend to be diversified, and Chinese research literature has high linguistic research value. This article reviews the evolution process and key figures of Chinese Studies in Spanish Sinology since the 16th century, and identifies the development context and research fields of Chinese language studies conducted by the Spanish linguists, so as to reveal the important role that Chinese language plays in the exchange and mutual understanding between Chinese and Spanish civilizations, and provide a historical reference for the development of contemporary Chinese education in Spain.