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Sound and Script in Chinese Diaspora

Author : Jing Tsu
Hardback
Published : Saturday 15 January 2011
ISBN : 9780674055407
Price : €61.95


Description

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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