Multilingualism in China: The Politics of Writing Reforms for Minority Languages 1949-2002
(Book #89 in the Contributions to the Sociology of Language [CSL] Series)
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Minglang Zhou's highly erudite and well-researched volume on the policies concerning writing reforms for China's minorities since 1949 provides an original and well-reasoned summary of a complex process. It documents how different script reforms meet dramatically different fates according to local preferences, history, cross-border ties, and the vitality of previously-used scripts. It convincingly shows that no single variable is decisive in the...
Format:Hardcover
Language:English
ISBN:3110178966
ISBN13:9783110178968
Release Date:July 2003
Publisher:de Gruyter Mouton
Length:480 Pages
Weight:1.87 lbs.
Dimensions:1.1" x 6.1" x 9.2"
Age Range:22 years and up
Grade Range:Postsecondary
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