Languages, scripts, and Chinese texts in East Asia /
Kornicki, Peter F.
Languages, scripts, and Chinese texts in East Asia / Peter Francis Kornicki. - First edition. - 1 online resource : illustrations (black and white), map (black and white)
This edition previously issued in print: 2018.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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.
Specialized.
9780191839139 (ebook) : No price
Chinese language--Writing.
Chinese language--Dialects--East Asia.
PL1171
495.111
Languages, scripts, and Chinese texts in East Asia / Peter Francis Kornicki. - First edition. - 1 online resource : illustrations (black and white), map (black and white)
This edition previously issued in print: 2018.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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.
Specialized.
9780191839139 (ebook) : No price
Chinese language--Writing.
Chinese language--Dialects--East Asia.
PL1171
495.111