A billion voices
China's search for a common language
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Word Count
30,000 words, Guess
Page Count
120 pages
Identifiers
- Internet Archivebillionvoiceschi0000mose
- ISBN-100734399596
- ISBN-139780734399595
- OCLC Control Number945358001
- Better World Books9780734399595
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- Open LibraryOL27217659M
Classifications
- DDC306.44/951
- LCCP119.32.C6 M67 2016
Alternate Titles
- China's search for a common language
Description
"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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- Penguin specials
- China specials
- Penguin special
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