The Sounds of Mandarin : : Learning to Speak a National Language in China and Taiwan, 1913–1960 /

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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Chen, Janet Y.,
Place / Publishing House:New York, NY : : Columbia University Press, , [2023]
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Year of Publication:2023
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Table of Contents:
  • 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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