A Brief Introduction to Chinese Dialects - (Second Edition)

Author: Yuan Jiahua
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Publish Date: 2001-01-01
Features: This book introduces the historical development of Chinese dialectology, focusing on detailed descriptions and analyses of the historical background, phonological systems, and lexical and grammatical features of Northern Chinese dialects, Wu dialects, Xiang dialects, Gan dialects, Hakka dialects, Yue dialects, and Min dialects. It also provides examples to illustrate the close and distant relationships among modern Chinese dialects from the perspectives of phonology, vocabulary, and grammar. This book serves as an important reference for language researchers, faculty and students of Chinese departments in universities and colleges for scientific research and teaching.