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Communication and Multilingualism in China

What is it about?

This study reports direct observations and interviews about language use in China’s western urban centre of Xi’an

Why is it important?

The study clarifies language use among local people and migrants from other parts of China who moved to the city in the 50s and 60s and in more recent days. The data are unique and clarify the way in which dialects and the standard language coexist and influence each other. It also formulates a theoretical model for the interaction between local speech communities and the national Chinese Koine Community.

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