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A billion voices : China's search for a common language / David Moser.
Author
Moser, David
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Format
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Language
English
Published/Created
[Scorsby, Victoria, Australia] : Penguin Books, 2016.
©2016
Description
120 pages : illustrations ; 19 cm.
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East Asian Library - Western Languages
P119.32.C6 M67 2016
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Language policy
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China
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Language planning
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China
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Chinese language
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Political aspects
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Chinese language
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China
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Languages
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Penguin special
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Summary note
"Mandarin, Guoyu or Putonghua? "Chinese" is a language known by many names, and China is a country home to many languages. Since the turn of the century linguists and politicians have been on a mission to create a common language for China. From the radical intellectuals of the May Fourth Movement, to leaders such as Chiang Kai-shek, and Mao Zedong, all fought to push the boundaries of language reform. Now, Internet users take the Chinese language in new and unpredictable directions. David Moser tells the remarkable story of China's language unification agenda and its controversial relationship with modern politics, challenging our conceptions of what it means to speak and be Chinese." -- Publisher's description
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 111-120).
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9780734399595 ((paperback))
0734399596 ((paperback))
OCLC
945358001
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