Sound and Script in Chinese Diaspora
Download or Read eBook Sound and Script in Chinese Diaspora PDF written by Associate Professor Jing Tsu and published by Harvard University Press. This book was released on 2010 with total page 321 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle.
Author | : Associate Professor Jing Tsu |
Publisher | : Harvard University Press |
Total Pages | : 321 |
Release | : 2010 |
ISBN-10 | : 9780674055407 |
ISBN-13 | : 0674055403 |
Rating | : 4/5 (07 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis Sound and Script in Chinese Diaspora by : Associate Professor Jing Tsu
Book excerpt: Native and foreign speakers, mother tongues and national languages have jostled for distinction throughout the modern period. The fight for global dominance between the English and Chinese languages opens into historical battles over the control of the medium through standardization, technology, bilingualism, pronunciation, and literature in the Sinophone world. Encounters between languages, as well as the internal tensions between Mandarin and other Chinese dialects, present a dynamic, interconnected picture of languages on the move. --