Chinese

Chinese

by Norman, Jerry

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This general introduction to the study of Chinese traces the language's history from its beginnings in the second millennium B.C. to the present, and provides a clear picture of the contemporary language and its sociolinguistic status. Chinese, in its numerous dialects, has more speakers than any other language in the modern world, and this vast extension in time and space brings to its study an exceptional complexity. Nevertheless, Norman's crisp organization and lucid elegance make this extra…

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  • Full title :Chinese / Jerry Norman.

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This general introduction to the study of Chinese traces the language's history from its beginnings in the second millennium B.C. to the present, and provides a clear picture of the contemporary language and its sociolinguistic status. Chinese, in its numerous dialects, has more speakers than any other language in the modern world, and this vast extension in time and space brings to its study an exceptional complexity. Nevertheless, Norman's crisp organization and lucid elegance make this extraordinary range of material easily accessible even to those with an elementary understanding of linguistics. Chinese includes information on the genetic and typological connections of the language, the writing system, the classical and early vernacular tongues, the modern language and non-standard dialects, and the history of linguistic reform in China.

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  • Publication Date:1988.

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  • Description:1 online resource (xi, 292 pages) : : illustrations

Edition Identifiers

  • ISBN:0521228093, 9780521228091, 9780521296533, 0521296536, 1139927051, 9781139927055, 1139929909, 9781139929905
  • oclc:ocn798792486
  • LC Classification:PL1075
  • Dewey Decimal:495.1 09

Subjects

Chinese language Chinese language -- Dialects Chinese language -- History Chinese language -- Writing Chinois (Langue) -- Dialectes Chinois (Langue) -- Écriture Chinois (Langue) -- Histoire History

Writers

Norman, Jerry

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