Languages, scripts, and Chinese texts in East Asia / Peter Francis Kornicki.
2018
PL1171
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Title
Languages, scripts, and Chinese texts in East Asia / Peter Francis Kornicki.
Edition
First edition.
ISBN
9780191839139 (electronic book)
Published
Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2018.
Language
English
Description
1 online resource : illustrations, map.
Call Number
PL1171
Dewey Decimal Classification
495.111
Summary
This is a wide-ranging study of vernacularization in East Asia, examining Chinese script of the early common era, the spread of Chinese Buddhist, Confucian, and medical texts throughout East Asia, all the way to the end of the nineteenth century when nationalism created new roles for vernacular languages and vernacular scripts.
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This is a wide-ranging study of vernacularization in East Asia, examining Chinese script of the early common era, the spread of Chinese Buddhist, Confucian, and medical texts throughout East Asia, all the way to the end of the nineteenth century when nationalism created new roles for vernacular languages and vernacular scripts.
Bibliography, etc. Note
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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Access limited to authorized users.
Source of Description
Description based on online resource; title from home page (viewed on January 3, 2018).
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Print version: 9780198797821
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