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The major aim of the book is to trace the current structuring of the Chinese language(s) on the ground of Chinese linguistics. The research presented is based on the newest and most renowned sources, namely The Great Dictionary of Modern Chinese Dialects, and the Language Atlas of China. The author discusses the role The Great Dictionary plays in analyzing the spectrum of linguistic differentiation in China and gives a detailed account of the kind of information the dictionary provides. As background, she sketches the development and current state of Chinese dialectology and dialect research. One of the author's aims is to show respect for the grand achievement the Dictionary undoubtedly is, but also to emphasize a critical distance to some of the views presented in it. Apart from being an analysis of this particular Dictionary, the book presents data about the state of modern Chinese dialectology. It provides information about different classifications of the dialects and explains on what basis the classifications are made. Looking at Chinese dialectology from a Western point of view, the author aims to understand and present the Chinese perspective. The book fills an important gap in the field of Western sinology. So far, despite lively discussions concerning the status of the varieties of Chinese and their taxonomy, full-scale studies on Chinese dialects have been almost non-existent in the Western World.

Chinese language --- Dialects --- S15/0750 --- S15/1300 --- China: Language--Dialects: general and others --- China: Language--Other languages in China --- Chinois (Langue) --- Dictionaries. --- Dialectes --- Dictionnaires --- Chinese language -- Dialects -- Dictionaries. --- East Asian Languages & Literatures --- Sino-Tibetan languages --- Phonetics. --- Chinese Languages. --- Dialectology. --- Grammars.

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Sino-Tibetan languages --- English language --- Lahu language --- Lahu (Langue) --- Dictionaries --- English --- Dictionnaires anglais --- English. --- S15/1300 --- -Kaihsien language --- Lohei language --- Moso language (Lahu) --- Muhso language --- Musso language --- Namen language --- Loloish languages --- China: Language--Other languages in China --- -English --- -China: Language--Other languages in China --- Kaihsien language --- Dictionaries&delete& --- Lahu language - Dictionaries - English.

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This book explores the history of the English language in China from the arrival of the first English-speaking traders in the early seventeenth century to the present. Kingsley Bolton brings together and examines a substantial body of historical, linguistic, and sociolinguistic research on the description and analysis of English in Hong Kong and China. He uses early word-lists, satirical cartoons and data from journals and memoirs, as well as more conventional sources, to uncover the forgotten history of English in China and to show how contemporary Hong Kong English has its historical roots in Chinese pidgin English. The book also considers the varying status of English in mainland China over time, and recent developments since 1997. With its interdisciplinary perspective, the book will appeal not only to linguists, but to all those working in the fields of Asian studies and English studies, including those concerned with cultural and literary studies.

Sociolinguistics --- English language --- Dialectology --- China --- Chinese speakers. --- S14/0810 --- China: Education--Teaching foreign languages to Chinese --- S15/1300 --- Germanic languages --- Social aspects --- Study and teaching&delete& --- Chinese speakers --- Study and teaching --- Variation --- China: Language--Other languages in China --- English language - China. --- English language - Variation - China. --- English language - Social aspects - China. --- English language - Study and teaching - China. --- English language - Study and teaching - Chinese speakers.