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9780674072138 | Bilingual edition (Harvard Univ Council on East Asian, April 1, 2013), cover price $45.00
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9783211227954 | Springer Vienna Architecture, April 30, 2005, cover price $125.00
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9781557290717 | Society for Research in, July 1, 2000, cover price $55.01
This general introduction to the study of Chinese traces the language's history from its beginnings in the second millennium B.C. to the present, and provides a clear picture of the contemporary language and its sociolinguistic status. Chinese, in its numerous dialects, has more speakers than any other language in the modern world, and this vast extension in time and space brings to its study an exceptional complexity. Nevertheless, Norman's crisp organization and lucid elegance make this extraordinary range of material easily accessible even to those with an elementary understanding of linguistics. Chinese includes information on the genetic and typological connections of the language, the writing system, the classical and early vernacular tongues, the modern language and non-standard dialects, and the history of linguistic reform in China. (view table of contents)
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9780521228091 | Cambridge Univ Pr, January 29, 1988, cover price $94.99 | About this edition: This general introduction to the study of Chinese traces the language's history from its beginnings in the second millennium B.
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9780521296533 | Cambridge Univ Pr, February 1, 1988, cover price $69.99
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