Loanwords in the Chinese Language

By Shi Youwei

Book Overview

Approaching the topic from a diachronic perspective, this volume is the first book-length work to chart the developmental trajectory, features, functions, and categories of loanwords into Chinese, drawing on both long standing examples as well as the many new loanwords that have entered the Chinese language in the 21st century.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0367674394
• ISBN13: 9780367674397
• Release Date: December 2020
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 268 Pages
• Weight: 1.19 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.3" x 9.5"