Chinese Language(s) : : A Look through the Prism of The Great Dictionary of Modern Chinese Dialects / / Maria Kurpaska.

The major aim of the book is to trace the current structuring of the Chinese language(s) on the ground of Chinese linguistics. The research presented is based on the newest and most renowned sources, namely The Great Dictionary of Modern Chinese Dialects, and the Language Atlas of China. The author...

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Superior document:Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Asian Studies Backlist (2000-2014) eBook Package
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Place / Publishing House:Berlin ;, Boston : : De Gruyter Mouton, , [2010]
©2010
Year of Publication:2010
Language:English
Series:Trends in Linguistics. Studies and Monographs [TiLSM] , 215
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Physical Description:1 online resource (276 p.)
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Table of Contents:
  • Frontmatter
  • Contents
  • Abbreviations
  • List of tables, diagrams and illustrations
  • Chapter 1. Defining terminology
  • Chapter 2. Languages of China
  • Chapter 3. The language policy of the People’s Republic of China regarding the dialects of Chinese
  • Chapter 4. Chinese historical phonetics
  • Chapter 5. Classifications of Chinese dialects
  • Chapter 6. The classification of Chinese dialects according to The Language Atlas of China
  • Chapter 7. Guidelines for field research of Chinese dialects
  • Chapter 8. Analysis of The Great Dictionary of Modern Chinese Dialects
  • Chapter 9. Information gathered from The Great Dictionary of Modern Chinese Dialects
  • Chapter 10. Summary and conclusions
  • Backmatter