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Norman, Jerry, 1936-2012Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 1988.This general introduction to the study of the Chinese language traces its history from its beginings in the second millennium BC to the present day and provides a clear picture of the contemporary language and its sociolinguistic status. Chinese in its numerous dialect forms, has more speakers than any language in the modern world, and this vast extension in time and space brings to its study an exceptional complexity. Nevertheless, Professor Norman handles this extraordinary range of material with a deftness of organization and lucid elegance of style that make his book of real interest to any reader with only an elementary knowledge of linguistics. It includes information on the genetic and typological connections of Chinese, traditional Chinese phonology, the writing system, the classical and early vernacular languages, the modern language and the non-standard dialects, and the history of linguistic reform in China, concluding with a discussion of present and future prospects. This latest volume in the Cambridge Language Surveys will not only be welcomed by scholars and students of the Chinese language, but also by readers with a wider interest in Chinese studies and Asian language specialists in general. Like previous volumes in the series, it makes a significant contribution to general descriptive linguistics and language typology.
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Moore, OliverLondon : Published for the Trustees of the British Museum by British Museum Press, c2000.Using numerous examples drawn from the British Museum and elsewhere, this volume seeks to demystify one of the world's oldest writing systems, Chinese.
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The Taiwan Resource Center for Chinese Studies, established in 2022 at Stanford, is a cooperative project intended to promote international exchange in the fields of Chinese studies and Taiwan studies. View the research databases provided by the TRCCS.
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Special collections: East Asia
The Stanford East Asia Library holds robust special collections of rare Chinese, Japanese, and Korean materials. Learn more about our collections and how to access them, including procedures for using the reading room.
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Recording Civic Action in China
Chinese NGO web archiving project
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Burma-Chinese Frontier
United States Department of State. Office of the Geographer1943Legend. Various boundaries and claims, including "Final Line 1941," roads and railroads, waterways. "1128E."
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Chinese Empire & Japan
Bartholomew, John, 1831-18931800By J. Bartholomew, F.R.G.S. ; J. Bartholomew Ednr. Hachure relief. Shows territories (distinguished by coloring, dotted lines), waterways, cities a...
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Siberia and Chinese Tartary
J. & C. Walker (Firm)Relief shown by hachures.; "Piadischev--I. Arrowsmith"--lower left.|on sheet 35 x 41 centimeters|Scale approximately 1:11,000,000|General Map Colle...
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