She language

Author: You Wenliang
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Publish Date: 2002-06-01
Features: The She people in different parts of China use two different She languages. This book discusses the She language used by the majority of the She people in China (99% of the total population). The "Introduction" reviews the history of She language research, providing an overview of the general situation, major works, and representative views of She language research in different historical periods, and proposes key areas for future research. The "Introduction" combines the historical research achievements on the origins of the She people by historians with the historical development and evolution of the She language, discussing the perspective of dividing the She language into ancient She, modern She, and contemporary She from a diachronic angle. It also outlines the internal and external characteristics of the contemporary She language. The "Introduction" introduces the distribution and dialectal divisions of the contemporary She language, as well as the main content and purpose of this book.