Chinese Language(s) : A Look through the Prism of The Great Dictionary of Modern Chinese Dialects
Chinese language FOREIGN LANGUAGE STUDY Dictionaries sähkökirjat Chinesisch /Sprache, Dialekte Grammatiken
De Gruyter Mouton
2010
EISBN 9783110219159
The book uncovers the role The Great Dictionary of Modern Chinese Dialects plays in analyzing the spectrum of linguistic differentiation in China. The author starts by sketching the development and current state of Chinese dialectology and dialectal research. She then provides an analysis of the Dictionary and of the kind of information it provides. Looking at Chinese dialectology from a Western point of view, the author aims to understand and present the Chinese perspective.
