{"product_id":"9789819710478","title":"Chinese Dialectology: A Historical and Social Overview","description":"\u003ch1\u003eChinese Dialectology: A Historical and Social Overview\u003c\/h1\u003e \u003ch2\u003eYou, Rujie; Yang, Bei; Leong, Ka Ian\u003c\/h2\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis book explores one of the richest dialect families in the world: Chinese dialects. It covers all aspects of Chinese dialectology, from descriptive investigations, to dialect geography and philology, history, variation, language contact and sociolinguistics, and also includes a unique bibliography of dialect works by Western missionaries, explaining profound theories in simple language with colorful examples from all over China. Based on a unique framework and focusing on what other work on Chinese dialectology lacks, it combines a theoretical perspective with field research, and also links Western theory to the Chinese dialect tradition. This book is a breath of fresh air, providing new data as well as a bibliography of dialect translations of the \u003cem\u003eOld and New\u003c\/em\u003e \u003cem\u003eTestaments \u003c\/em\u003enot available elsewhere. Re-assessing old views and offering new perspectives based on rigorous research, it is an indispensable resource for researchers.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003ch3\u003eDetails\u003c\/h3\u003e \u003cp\u003ePublished by: Springer\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePublication Date: 2025-10-02\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFormat: Hardcover\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eISBN-13: 9789819710478\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDOI: 10.1007\/978-981-97-1048-5\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDimensions: 235cm x155cm\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePages: 293\u003c\/p\u003e ","brand":"Shanghai Educational Publishing House Co., Ltd.","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44317913153676,"sku":"9789819710478","price":125.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/9789819710478.jpg?v=1776870998","url":"https:\/\/lateknightbooks.com\/products\/9789819710478","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}