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Genre/Form: | 0 Gesamtdarstellung |
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Document Type: | Book |
All Authors / Contributors: |
Jerry Norman |
ISBN: | 0521228093 9780521228091 0521296536 9780521296533 |
OCLC Number: | 246659509 |
Description: | XI, 292 Seiten. |
Contents: | Preface; Major chronological divisions of Chinese history; 1. Introduction; 2. The historical phonology of Chinese; 3. The Chinese script; 4. The classical and literary languages; 5. The rise development of the written vernacular; 6. The modern standard language I; 7. The modern standard language II; 8. Dialectal variation in North and Central China; 9. The dialects of the Southeast; 10. Language and society; Notes; References; Index. |
Series Title: | Cambridge language surveys. |
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"...Norman's Chinese fills a lacuna as a much-needed introduction to the Chinese language. It is useful for the scholar seeking some overall knowledge of the phonology, syntax, genetic relationship, writing system, and historical development of Chinese, as well as some understanding of China's language policies, past, present, and future." Journal of the Chinese Language Teachers Association Read more...
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