Protestant Bible translation and Mandarin as the national language of China / George Kam Wah Mak.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Mak, Kam Wah, author.

Series:

Sinica Leidensia ; Volume 131.

Sinica Leidensia, 0169-9563 ; Volume 131

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Bible--Translating--China--History.

Bible.

Bible--Chinese--He he ben--History.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (427 pages) : illustrations, tables.

Place of Publication:

Leiden ; Boston : Brill, 2017.

Summary:

This book represents the first monograph-length study of the relationship between Protestant Bible translation and the development of Mandarin from a lingua franca into the national language of China. Drawing on both published and unpublished sources, this book looks into the translation, publication, circulation and use of the Mandarin Bible in late Qing and Republican China, and sets out how the Mandarin Bible contributed to the standardization and enrichment of Mandarin. It also illustrates that the Mandarin Union Version, published in 1919, was involved in promoting Mandarin as not only the standard medium of communication but also a marker of national identity among the Chinese people, thus playing a role in the nation-building of modern China.

Contents:

Preliminary Material

Introduction

1 The Emergence of the Mandarin Protestant Bible and the Idea of Tongxing Mandarin in Chinese Protestant Bible Translation

2 Institutional Patronage and the Mandarin Bible as the Tongxing Bible in China

3 The Use of the Mandarin Bible and the Promotion of Mandarin as Guoyu

4 Biblical Mandarin and Modern Chinese Lexicon

5 Biblical Mandarin and Modern Chinese Grammar

Conclusion

Appendix

Bibliography

Index of Biblical Verses

General Index.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

90-04-31630-2

Publisher Number:

10.1163/9789004316300 DOI