Sound and Script in Chinese Diaspora

by JingTsu (Author)

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Hardcover
2010
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What happens when language wars are not about hurling insults or quibbling over meanings, but are waged in the physical sounds and shapes of language itself? This title explores the global language trade, arguing that it aims at more sophisticated ways of exerting influence besides simply wielding knuckles of power.

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What happens when language wars are not about hurling insults or quibbling over meanings, but are waged in the physical sounds and shapes of language itself? This title explores the global language trade, arguing that it aims at more sophisticated ways of exerting influence besides simply wielding knuckles of power.

$78.11

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Format: Hardcover
Pages: 320
Publisher: Harvard University Press
Published: 21 Dec 2010
ISBN 10: 0674055403
ISBN 13: 9780674055407

Sound and Script in Chinese Diaspora

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$78.11

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