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The Chinese language since Mao
 
The Chinese language since Mao
 
  • Janet Xing , Department of Modern and Classical Languages
  • When: 02/16/10, 12:00 p.m.
  • Where: College Hall 131

This presentation explores changes in the Chinese language that have taken place over the past three decades. Demographic shifts and rapid economic development in big cities and along the south and east coast in China has affected how Chinese is spoken, with linguistic innovations observable at the lexical and grammatical levels.