A study of cultural interaction and linguistic contact approaching Chinese linguistics from the periphery

This study is an attempt to reorient the field of Chinese linguistics from the perspective of the new field of cultural interaction studies. The author, approaching Chinese linguistics from the periphery, examines such topics as the spread of Western learning and linguistic contact and Westerners�...

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Other Authors: Uchida, Keiichi, author (author), Thwaits, Alan, translator (translator)
Format: eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Göttingen, [Germany] : V&R unipress 2017.
Series:Global East Asia ; Volume 7.
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See on Biblioteca Universitat Ramon Llull:https://discovery.url.edu/permalink/34CSUC_URL/1im36ta/alma991009653938506719
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Summary:This study is an attempt to reorient the field of Chinese linguistics from the perspective of the new field of cultural interaction studies. The author, approaching Chinese linguistics from the periphery, examines such topics as the spread of Western learning and linguistic contact and Westerners' study of Chinese: He studies materials produced by Western missionaries and Ryukyuan materials to show the validity and usefulness of Chinese linguistics in the field of cultural interaction studies. In addition, he looks at cultural interaction through illustrations.
Physical Description:1 online resource (282 pages) : illustrations (some color)
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references.
ISBN:9783737006996
9783847006992