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Studies in Colloquial Chinese and Its History: Dialect and Text
Synopsis:This book presents cutting-edge research into issues regarding prestige colloquial languages in China in their spoken forms and as well as their relationship to written forms and the colloquial literary language…
ISBN:9789888754090
Language:English
Author:Edited by Richard VanNess Simmons
Author Biography:Richard VanNess Simmons is a professor in the School of Chinese at the University of Hong Kong, and director of the Chinese Language Center; he is also professor emeritus at Rutgers University. His research focuses on the history, geography, and relationships of Mandarin and the Chinese dialects.
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