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Author: Edward Amundsen
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Category : Chinese language
Languages : en
Pages : 94
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Author: Edward Amundsen
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Category : Chinese language
Languages : en
Pages : 94
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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)
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Category : China
Languages : en
Pages : 816
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Category : Christianity
Languages : en
Pages : 876
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Author: Kegan Paul, Trench, Trubner & Co
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Category : Africa
Languages : en
Pages : 1234
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Author: Tōyō Bunko (Japan)
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Category : Asia
Languages : en
Pages : 820
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Author: Hermann Karl Wilhelm Kumm
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Category : Africa
Languages : en
Pages : 348
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On Protestant missions in Nigeria and the Sudan.
Author: Adam Grainger
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Category : Chinese language
Languages : en
Pages : 824
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Author: Ching-hwang Yen
Publisher: World Scientific
ISBN: 9811247226
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 398
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Born in South China before 1949, brought up and educated in Southeast Asia and Australia, and having worked in Southeast Asia, Australia and Hong Kong, Professor Yen has a unique personal experience in telling the fascinating stories of the encounter and clashes of cultural and social values between East and West. Imbued with many traditional Chinese cultural values such as diligence, perseverance, resilience and determination, in this book, he tells his life story of how he was determined to climb the pinnacle of scholarship. As an ethnic minority in Australian society, he devoted himself to fight for the interests of the the Chinese diaspora and help promote multi-culturalism in Australia.This book also provides first-hand source materials for the study of intellectuals, from the Chinese diaspora, studying and working in a Western university through his eyes: his initial problem of adjusting to a new western environment, his experience of cultural dislocation, the clashes of cultural values and social mores, his experience of racial discrimination, and his pursuit of academic excellence.
Author: University of London. School of Oriental and African Studies. Library
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Category : Africa
Languages : en
Pages : 602
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