The Sounds of Mandarin : : Learning to Speak a National Language in China and Taiwan, 1913–1960 / / Janet Y. Chen.
Mandarin Chinese is the most widely spoken language in the world today. In China, a country with a vast array of regional and local vernaculars, how was this “common language” forged? How did people learn to speak Mandarin? And what does a focus on speech instead of script reveal about Chinese langu...
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Frontmatter -- CONTENTS -- ACKNOWLEDGMENTS -- NOTES ON LANGUAGE AND TRANSLITERATION -- INTRODUCTION -- 1 DUELING SOUNDS AND CONTENDING TONES -- 2 IN SEARCH OF STANDARD MANDARIN -- 3 THE NATIONAL LANGUAGE IN EXILE -- 4 TAIWAN BABEL -- 5 THE COMMON LANGUAGE OF NEW CHINA -- EPILOGUE -- NOTES -- BIBLIOGRAPHY -- INDEX |
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