June 2008
- rerelease of SPP 103: Early Chinese Tattoo (2.9 MB PDF), by Carrie E. Reid. This was first published in June 2000.
- rerelease of SPP 70: Reviews VI (5.5 MB PDF), by David Utz, Xinru Liu, Taylor Carman, Bryan Van Norden, and the editor (Victor H. Mair). This was first published in February 1996.
May 2008
- rerelease of SPP 104: Popular Astrology and Border Affairs in Early China: An Archaeological Confirmation (2.3 MB PDF), by David W. Pankenier. This was first published in July 2000.
- rerelease of SPP 46: Reviews (V) (12.1 MB PDF), by E. Bruce Brooks et al.. This book-length work was first published in July 1994.
April 2008
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brand-new SPP (no. 180): A Survey of Li Yang Crazy English (2.6 MB PDF), by Amber R. Woodward. This is the first SPP to use video clips. For more on Crazy English, see SPP 170.
- rerelease of SPP 170: Learning English, Losing Face, and Taking Over: The Method (or Madness) of Li Yang and his Crazy English, by Amber R. Woodward. This was first published in February 2006. For more on Crazy English, see SPP 180.
- rerelease of SPP 17: Tattooed Faces and Stilt Houses: Who Were the Ancient Yue? (1.6 MB PDF), by Heather Peters. This was first published in April 1990.
- rerelease of SPP 63: The Development of Complexity in Prehistoric Northern China (110 KB HTML), by Sarah M. Nelson. This was first published in December 1994. It is also available as a 1.1 MB PDF.
March 2008
- rerelease of SPP 75: The Prestige of Writing: Wen2, Letter, Picture, Image, Ideography (127 KB HTML), by Haun Saussy. This was first published in February 1997. It is also available as a 3.2 MB PDF.
- rerelease of SPP 42: Kham Tibetan Language Materials (2.7 MB PDF), by Renchin-Jashe and Kevin Stuart. This was first published in November 1993.
- rerelease of SPP 50: Diyi ge Lading Zimu de Hanyu Pinyin Fang'an Shi Zenyang Chansheng de? [How Was the First Romanized Spelling System for Sinitic Produced?] (880 KB PDF), by YIN Binyong. This was first published in November 1994.
February 2008
- brand-new SPP (no. 179): Language or Dialect--or Topolect? A Comparison of the Attitudes of Hong Kongers and Mainland Chinese towards the Status of Cantonese (652 KB PDF), by Julie M. Groves.
- rerelease of SPP 41: Miching Mallecho: The Zhanguo ce and Classical Rhetoric (1.6 MB PDF), by Paul Rakita Goldin. This was first published in October 1993.
- rerelease of SPP 20: [The] File [on the Cosmic] Track [and Individual] Dough[tiness]: Introduction and Notes for a Translation of the Ma-wang-tui Manuscripts of the Lao Tzu [Old Master] (6.4 MB PDF), by Victor H. Mair. This was first published in October 1990.
- rerelease of SPP 24: Language, Writing, and Tradition in Iran (1.5 MB PDF), by David A. Utz. This was first published in August 1991.
- rerelease of SPP 49: Orality and Textuality in the Indian Context (1.7 MB PDF), by Ludo Rocher. This was first published in October 1994.
January 2008
- rerelease of SPP 15: On Attitudes towards Language in Ancient India (1.8 MB PDF), by George Cardona. This was first published in January 1990.
- rerelease of SPP 74: Covert Sexism in Mandarin Chinese (1.9 MB PDF), by David Moser. This was first published in January 1997.
- rerelease of SPP 60: China's Dagur Minority: Society, Shamanism, and Folklore (11.4 MB PDF), by Kevin Stuart, Li Xuewei, and Shelear. This was first published in December 1994.
- rerelease of SPP 56: Introduction, Grammar, and Sample Sentences for Dagur (1.6 MB PDF), by Üjiyediin Chuluu (Chaolu Wu). This was first published in November 1994.
December 2007
- rerelease of SPP 45: The Sino-Alphabet: The Assimilation of Roman Letters into the Chinese Writing System (2.3 MB PDF), by Mark Hansell. This was first published in May 1994.
- rerelease of SPP 35: Reviews (IV) (2.7 MB PDF). First published in November 1992.
- rerelease of SPP 16: Three Brief Essays Concerning Chinese Tocharistan: The Significance of Dunhuang and Turfan Studies; Early Iranian Influences on Buddhism in Central Asia; History of Chinese Turkistan in the Pre-Islamic Period (1.7 MB PDF), by Victor H. Mair. First published in March 1990.
November 2007
- rerelease of SPP 102: Penless Chinese Character Reproduction, by Theresa Jen and Ping Xu. First published in March 2000. Also available as a 713 KB PDF.
- rerelease of SPP 33: Interethnic Contact on the Inner Asian Frontier: The Gangou People of Minhe County, Qinghai (3.3 MB PDF), by FENG Lide and Kevin Stuart. First published in September 1992.
- brand-new SPP (no. 177): Timeline of the Development of the Horse (4.2 MB PDF), by Beverley Davis. Also available in HTML.
October 2007
- rerelease of SPP 9: Life and Light, the Infinite: A Historical and Philological Analysis of the Amida Cult (2.2 MB PDF), by Soho Machida. First published in December 1988.
- rerelease of SPP 36: Hanyu Wailaici de Yuyuan Kaozheng he Cidian Bianzuan (Philological Research on the Etymology of Loanwords in Sinitic and Dictionary Compilation), by XU Wenkan. First published in February 1993.
- rerelease of SPP 23: Tracks of the Tao, Semantics of Zen (950 KB PDF), by Victor H. Mair. First published in April 1991.
- rerelease of SPP 26: Questions on the Origins of Writing Raised by the Silk Road (1.0 MB PDF), by Jao Tsung-i. First published in September 1991.
- rerelease of SPP 7: Indo-European Vocabulary in Old Chinese (2.9 MB PDF), by Chang Tsung-tung. First published in January 1988. Contents and introduction (HTML).
September 2007
- rerelease of SPP 3: A Partial Bibliography for the Study of Indian Influence on Chinese Popular Literature (10.8 MB PDF), by Victor H. Mair. First published in March 1987. First published in March 1991.
- rerelease of SPP 31: Reviews III (8.3 MB PDF). First published in October 1991.
- rerelease of SPP 22: Slips of the Tongue and Pen in Chinese (2.9 MB PDF), by David Moser. First published in March 1991.
- rerelease of SPP 30: Chinese Philology and the Scripts of Central Asia (742 KB PDF), by M.V. Sofronov. First published in October 1991.
August 2007
- style of catalog adjusted to better indicate which issues are now free
- rerelease of SPP 25: Linguistic Nationalism: The Case of Southern Min, by Jean DeBernardi (August 1991). This issue is also available in HTML.
July 2007
- rerelease of SPP 5 Chinese Characters and the Greek Alphabet, by Eric A. Havelock (December 1987). This issue is also available in HTML.
- rerelease of SPP 10: Buddhist Influence on the Neo-Confucian Concept of the Sage, by Pratoom Angurarohita (June 1989). This issue is also available in HTML.
June 2007
- NEW ISSUE: The Submerged History of Yuè (1 MB PDF), by Eric Henry of the University of North Carolina. This issue is also available in HTML.
- rerelease of SPP 13: The Complete Ci-poems of Li Qingzhao: A New English Translation, by Jiaosheng Wang (October 1989). The complete edition is now free online as a 4.6 MB PDF.
- rerelease of SPP 28: The Family of Chinese Character-Type Scripts: Twenty Members and Four Stages of Development, by ZHOU Youguang (September 1991). The complete edition is free online in both HTML and PDF (650 KB) forms.
- rerelease of SPP 1: The Need for an Alphabetically Arranged General Usage Dictionary of Mandarin Chinese: A Review Article of Some Recent Dictionaries and Current Lexicographical Projects, by Victor H. Mair (February 1986). The complete edition is free online as a 1.5 MB PDF.
May 2007
- rerelease of SPP 6: Computers and Japanese Literacy: Nihonzin no Yomikaki Nôryoku to Konpyûta (Jan. 1988) (1.2 MB PDF). This is a parallel text in Japanese (in romanization) and English. The English text alone is available in HTML: Computers and Japanese Literacy.
- rerelease of SPP 14: Reviews, vol. 2 (Dec. 1989) (7.4 MB PDF)
- rerelease of SPP 8: Reviews, vol. 1 (Feb. 1988)
April 2007
- release of SPP 29 in HTML format: What Is a Chinese "Dialect/Topolect"? Reflections on Some Key Sino-English Linguistic Terms, by Victor H. Mair (Sept. 1991)
- rerelease of SPP 4: The Four Languages of "Mandarin" (HTML), by Robert M. Sanders of the University of Hawaii. This is also available as a PDF (874 KB)
- rerelease of SPP 11: Western Cultural Innovations in China, 1200 BC (790 KB PDF), by Edward L. Shaughnessy of the University of Chicago (July 1989)
- rerelease of SPP 29: What Is a Chinese "Dialect/Topolect"? Reflections on Some Key Sino-English Linguistic Terms, by Victor H. Mair (Sept. 1991)
March 2007
- rerelease of SPP 19: Backhill/Peking/Beijing, by Bosat Man
February 2007
- online release of SPP 175: The Rise of Agricultural Civilization in China: The Disparity between Archeological Discovery and the Documentary Record and Its Explanation, by Zhou Jixu
- online release of SPP 174: Sogdians and Buddhism, by Mariko Namba Walter
- online release of SPP 173: A Study of the History of the Relationship Between the Western and Eastern Han, Wei, Jin, Northern and Southern Dynasties and the Western Regions, by YU Taishan
January 2007
- SPP 52 re-released in digital format: Chinese Romanization Systems: IPA Transliteration. Previously, this cost US$7; it is now free.
October 2006
- Release of Hanzi Bu Tebie Biaoyi, by Zhang Liqing. This essay, written in Hanyu Pinyin, originally appeared in SPP No. 27: Schriftfestschrift: Essays in Honor of John DeFrancis on His Eightieth Birthday.
September 2006
- old mirror site at spp.pinyin.info has been taken offline, with traffic redirected here
August 2006
- SPP No. 27 re-released in digital format: Schriftfestschrift: Essays in Honor of John DeFrancis on His Eightieth Birthday (15 MB)
- SPP No. 172 released: The Outlook for Taiwanese Language Preservation, by Deborah Beaser (432 KB)
June 2006
- SPP No. 171 released: The Prospects for Chinese Writing Reform, by John DeFrancis (2.5 MB)
- Sino-Platonic Papers is going digital! See the note near the bottom of the page.