The Sounds Of Mandarin: Learning To Speak A National Language In China And Taiwan, 1913–1960

This book traces the surprising social history of China's spoken standard, from its creation as the national language of the early Republic in 1913 to its journey into postwar Taiwan to its reconfiguration as the common language of the People's Republic after 1949.

• | Author: Janet Y. Chen
• | Publisher: Columbia University Press
• | Publication Date: Jul 11, 2023
• | Number of Pages: 424 pages
• | Language: English
• | Binding: Hardcover
• | ISBN-10: 0231209029
• | ISBN-13: 9780231209021