The sounds of Mandarin : learning to speak a national language in China and Taiwan, 1913-1960 / Janet Y. Chen.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Chen, Janet Y., 1972- author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Language policy--China--History--20th century.

Language policy.

Language policy--Taiwan--History--20th century.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (425 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

New York, NY : Columbia University Press, [2023]

Summary:

This book traces the surprising social history of China's spoken standard, from its creation as the national language of the early Republic in 1913 to its journey into postwar Taiwan to its reconfiguration as the common language of the People's Republic after 1949.

Contents:

Intro

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments

Notes on Language and Transliteration

Introduction

1. Dueling Sounds and Contending Tones

2. In Search of Standard Mandarin

3. The National Language in Exile

4. Taiwan Babel

5. The Common Language of New China

Epilogue

Notes

Bibliography

Index.

Notes:

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Other Format:

Print version: Chen, Janet Y. The Sounds of Mandarin

ISBN:

0-231-55775-2

OCLC:

1378932464