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WHAT IS "THE CHINESE LANGUAGE"?

The article focuses on the history of the efforts to reform and to make a standard form of written Chinese language. The efforts to reform and standardized the written Chinese language were driven by various factors, one of which is the desire to spread literacy so that China can compete with litera...

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Published in:Quadrant Magazine Vol. 53; no. 6; pp. 89 - 96
Main Author: RULE, TED
Format: Article
Published: Quadrant Magazine Co Inc. Jun2009
Subjects:
Chinese language > Reform
Sino-Tibetan languages
Written communication
Literacy
China
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