{"product_id":"studies-in-colloquial-chinese-and-richard-vanness-simmons-9789888754090","title":"Studies in Colloquial Chinese and Its History: Dialect and Text","description":"\u003cb\u003eAn extensive history of Chinese dialects.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eStudies in Colloquial Chinese and Its History\u003c\/i\u003e presents cutting-edge research into issues regarding prestige colloquial languages in China in their spoken forms and as well as their relationship to written and colloquial literary forms. These include the influence of historical forms of spoken Chinese on written Chinese, the history of guanhuà and the history of báihuà, proto-dialects, and supra-regional common languages, as well as their relationship to spoken dialects. The various studies in this collection focus on the dialect groups with the most substantial written traditions, including Mandarin, Wu, Min, and Cantonese. The contributors explore the histories of these dialects in their written and spoken forms, presenting a variegated view of their history and development. This volume expands our understanding of the underlying factors in the formation of supra-regional common languages in China and the written forms to which they gave rise. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Richard Vanness Simmons\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 9888754092\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9789888754090\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Hong Kong University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/19\/2022\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 296\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.25lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.06h x 6.06w x 0.87d","brand":"Richard Vanness Simmons","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":44078951661823,"sku":"9789888754090","price":92.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_11741a2a-a8cb-4b5b-9002-b1990f822de4.jpg?v=1685478433","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/studies-in-colloquial-chinese-and-richard-vanness-simmons-9789888754090","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}