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Sinophone Southeast Asia : Sinitic voices across the Southern Seas /

"This volume explores the diverse linguistic landscape of Southeast Asia's Chinese communities. Based on archival research and previously unpublished linguistic fieldwork, it unearths a wide variety of language histories, linguistic practices, and trajectories of words. The localized and o...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Otros Autores: Chia, Caroline (Editor ), Hoogervorst, Tom, 1984- (Editor )
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Leiden ; Boston : Brill, [2021]
Colección:Chinese overseas : history, literature, and society ; volume 20
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario:"This volume explores the diverse linguistic landscape of Southeast Asia's Chinese communities. Based on archival research and previously unpublished linguistic fieldwork, it unearths a wide variety of language histories, linguistic practices, and trajectories of words. The localized and often marginalized voices we bring to the spotlight are quickly disappearing in the wake of standardization and homogenization, yet they tell a story that is uniquely Southeast Asian in its rich hybridity. Our comparative scope and focus on language, analysed in tandem with history and culture, adds a refreshing dimension to the broader field of Sino-Southeast Asian Studies"--
Descripción Física:1 online resource.
ISBN:9789004473263
9004473262
ISSN:1876-3847 ;