Dyer, Svetlana Rimsky-Korsakoff2017-11-272017-11-271977b1225461http://hdl.handle.net/1885/136143This thesis contains fourteen chapters and two indexes. The fourteen chapters are divided into three parts: structura l analysis of the Lao Ch'i-ta , idiomatic expressions, and cultural content. When I began my research it was my intention to concentrate only on the structural analysis of the text. Soon, however, I realized that the interesting idiomatic expressions used. as well as the rich and historically valuable cultural content of the Lao Ch'i-ta, were as important as the structural analysis and hence I have included them in my work. I have not dealt with the pronunciation of the characters, as the structural and the phonetic analysis of a work can be treated separately; nor have I touched upon the Korean transcription of the Lao Ch'i-ta as it has no direct connection with my research.1venLao ch'i-ta Commentaries197710.25911/5d70f302b6e742017-10-23