Author: James Addison Ingle
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Category : Chinese language
Languages : zh-TW
Pages : 212

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Category : Christianity
Languages : en
Pages : 1288

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Category : China
Languages : en
Pages : 656

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Author: Richard VanNess Simmons
Publisher: Hong Kong University Press
ISBN: 9888754092
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
Languages : en
Pages : 297

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Studies in Colloquial Chinese and Its History: Dialect and Text presents cutting-edge research into issues regarding prestige colloquial languages in China in their spoken forms and as well as their relationship to written forms and the colloquial literary language. These include the standard regional languages and prestige dialects of the past, the influence of historical forms of spoken Chinese on written Chinese, the history of guānhuà and the history of báihuà, proto-dialects and supra-regional common languages (koines), and their relationship to spoken dialects. The various studies in this collection focus on the dialect groups with the most substantial written tradition, including Mandarin, Wu, Min, and Cantonese, in north, central and eastern coastal, and southern China respectively. The contributors explore the histories of these dialects in their written and spoken forms, presenting a variegated view of the history and development of the regional forms, including their evolution and influence. This edited volume expands our understanding of the underlying factors in the formation of supra-regional common languages in China, and the written forms to which they gave rise. It broadens our understanding of the evolution of written and spoken forms of Chinese from a comparative perspective, revealing the interrelationships of various areal forms of Chinese and historical koines in China. “This is a rigorous and cohesive collection of articles important to our understanding of the development of the current modern varieties, and also to our understanding of the creation and interpretation of the texts themselves. Anyone interested in empirical work on Chinese dialects would find this of interest.” —Randy J. LaPolla (羅仁地), Fellow of the Australian Academy of the Humanities (FAHA) “The history of Chinese dialects and Mandarin is a source of interest for many scholars. It is rare, however, to meet a collection that addresses the history and appearance of writing in such a detailed and unconventional way. This unique volume deepens our understanding and offers new insights into established scholarship. A highly recommended publication.” —Marinus van den Berg (范德博), Editor of the Journal of Asian Pacific Communication (JAPC)

Author: James Dyer Ball
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Category : Chinese language
Languages : en
Pages : 38

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Category : United States
Languages : en
Pages : 580

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Category : China
Languages : en
Pages : 426

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Author: Nicholas Belfield Dennys
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Category : China
Languages : en
Pages : 454

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Author: Educational Association of China
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Category : Chinese language
Languages : en
Pages : 98

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Category : Christianity
Languages : en
Pages : 430

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