TY - CHAP
T1 - A Dynamic Perspective on the Languages and Peoples of China 1
AU - Wang, William Shiyuan
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2024 selection and editorial matter, Liwei Jiao; individual chapters, the contributors.
PY - 2024/3/26
Y1 - 2024/3/26
N2 - This essay presents a global overview of the languages and peoples of China from its earliest beginnings, as revealed by archeology and ancient DNA. In contrast to traditional dynastic histories, with their exclusive concern with the ruling elite largely based in the Central Plain, the perspective taken here is one of dynamic interactions and hybridizations among numerous populations throughout the territory of modern China over many millennia. The essay ends with two appendices on the modern situation: one on the peoples and one on the languages.
AB - This essay presents a global overview of the languages and peoples of China from its earliest beginnings, as revealed by archeology and ancient DNA. In contrast to traditional dynastic histories, with their exclusive concern with the ruling elite largely based in the Central Plain, the perspective taken here is one of dynamic interactions and hybridizations among numerous populations throughout the territory of modern China over many millennia. The essay ends with two appendices on the modern situation: one on the peoples and one on the languages.
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85192286785&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.4324/9781315167800-20
DO - 10.4324/9781315167800-20
M3 - Chapter in an edited book (as author)
AN - SCOPUS:85192286785
SN - 9781138052475
T3 - Routledge Language Handbooks
SP - 237
EP - 255
BT - The Routledge Handbook of Chinese Language and Culture
A2 - Jiao, Liwei
PB - Taylor and Francis Ltd.
ER -