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Download full textWei, Jennifer M. – 1994
This paper explores the range of arguments and sentiments regarding the promotion and/or abolition of types of Chinese scripts. The written representations of Cantonese in Hong Kong, Mandarin in Taiwan as well as Mandarin in China are examined via issues of identity and of discourse both at national and international levels. Chinese scripts are…
Descriptors: Cantonese, Chinese, Contrastive Linguistics, Cultural Context
