This book examines this development in the broader context of diglossia, and also of the patterns by which spoken vernaculars have developed written forms in other societies.
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Don Snow did a good job.
Cantonese does not get a lot of attention, unlike Mandarin, which is of course understandable, even though 70-100 million people speak Cantonese!...but "Chinese" is a fascinating language group,and this is a welcome book on one of the other Chinese dialects.
Cantonese does not get a lot of attention, unlike Mandarin, which is of course understandable, even though 70-100 million people speak Cantonese!...but "Chinese" is a fascinating language group,and this is a welcome book on one of the other Chinese dialects.
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