East Asian Languages, Literatures, and Culture

Author: Yu Weiya, Editor-in-Chief
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Publish Date: 2002-11-01
Features: This book is the textbook for the public elective course "Eastern Languages, Scripts, and Culture" at Peking University. As a college elective textbook, it is written and revised based on lecture notes. Most of the authors (who are also the instructors) have over a decade of experience in teaching and research. They aim to reveal the cultural essence of the ethnic groups that use these languages and scripts by introducing and describing the origin, development, and spread of 17 Eastern languages and scripts. This reflects the intellectual wisdom and spiritual values of the Eastern ethnic groups, highlighting the characteristics of Eastern culture.