Sinophone Southeast Asia : Sinitic voices across the Southern Seas /

"This volume explores the diverse linguistic landscape of Southeast Asia's Chinese communities. Based on archival research and previously unpublished linguistic fieldwork, it unearths a wide variety of language histories, linguistic practices, and trajectories of words. The localized and o...

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Corporate Author:	JSTOR (Organization)
Other Authors:	Chia, Caroline (Editor), Hoogervorst, Tom, 1984- (Editor)
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	Leiden ; Boston : Brill, [2021]
Series:	Chinese overseas : history, literature, and society, volume 20
Subjects:	Chinese language > Variation > Southeast Asia. Chinese language > Social aspects > Southeast Asia. Sociolinguistics > Southeast Asia. Chinese > Southeast Asia > Social life and customs. SOCIAL SCIENCE / Sociology / General. Chinese language > Social aspects. Chinese language > Variation. Chinese > Social life and customs. Language and languages. Sociolinguistics. Southeast Asia > Languages. Southeast Asia. Electronic books.
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Summary:	"This volume explores the diverse linguistic landscape of Southeast Asia's Chinese communities. Based on archival research and previously unpublished linguistic fieldwork, it unearths a wide variety of language histories, linguistic practices, and trajectories of words. The localized and often marginalized voices we bring to the spotlight are quickly disappearing in the wake of standardization and homogenization, yet they tell a story that is uniquely Southeast Asian in its rich hybridity. Our comparative scope and focus on language, analysed in tandem with history and culture, adds a refreshing dimension to the broader field of Sino-Southeast Asian Studies"--
Physical Description:	1 online resource.
ISBN:	9789004473263 9004473262
ISSN:	1876-3847 ;