Interactions of Sinitic Languages: Introduction

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2022

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Ye, Zhengdao

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Springer Nature

Abstract

This chapter provides an overview of the selection of the chapters included in Section 3 of The Palgrave Handbook of Chinese Language Studies. The chapters present a broad picture of the dynamic interactions within Sinitic languages and of those between Sinitic languages and non-Sinitic languages, and explore how such interactions have influenced the formation of diverse Sinitic languages and of the languages with which they have been in contact.

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Sinitic languages, Language contact, Altaic languages, Mixed language, Chinese diaspora

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The Palgrave Handbook of Chinese Language Studies

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2099-12-31