本論文集收錄1998年8月17至19日由美國華盛頓大學舉辦之「紀念李方桂先生國際研討會」會後審查通過之論文，內容分一般及跨方言研究、官話、贛客語、閩語、粵語、湘語等六部分，計15篇。另收附載3篇，由丁邦新先生及柯蔚南先生執筆，介紹李方桂先生的為學與作人，以及其生平點滴。

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