Title Chinese language(s) : a look through the prism of The Great dictionary of modern Chinese dialects / by Maria Kurpaska.

Publication Info.	Berlin ; New York : De Gruyter Mouton, [2010]
	©2010

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Description	1 online resource (xx, 276 pages).
Physical Medium	polychrome
Description	text file
Series	Trends in linguistics. Studies and monographs ; 215
	Trends in linguistics. Studies and monographs ; 215.
Bibliography	Includes bibliographical references and index.
Summary	"The book uncovers the role The Great Dictionary of Modern Chinese Dialects plays in analyzing the spectrum of linguistic differentiation in China. The author starts by sketching the development and current state of Chinese dialectology and dialectal research. She then provides an analysis of the Dictionary and of the kind of information it provides. Looking at Chinese dialectology from a Western point of view, the author aims to understand and present the Chinese perspective"--Provided by publisher.
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Language	Terms in Chinese also given in romanized transliteration of Chinese and in English.
Subject	Chinese language -- Dialects -- Dictionaries.
	Chinese language -- Dialects.
Genre/Form	Dictionaries.
Subject	Chinese language -- Phonetics.
	Chinese language -- Phonetics.
Genre/Form	Electronic books.
	Dictionaries.
Other Form:	Print version: Kurpaska, Maria, 1977- Chinese language(s). Berlin ; New York : De Gruyter Mouton, ©2010 (DLC) 2010014948
ISBN	9783110219159 (electronic book)
	3110219158 (electronic book)
	9783110219142 (alkaline paper)
	311021914X (alkaline paper)