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Languages, scripts, and Chinese texts in East Asia Kornicki, Peter Francis (Emeritus Professor of Japanese, Emeritus Professor of Japanese, University of Cambridge and Fellow of Robinson College)
Languages, scripts, and Chinese texts in East Asia
Kornicki, Peter Francis (Emeritus Professor of Japanese, Emeritus Professor of Japanese, University of Cambridge and Fellow of Robinson College)
A wide-ranging study of vernacularization in East Asia, examining Chinese script of the early common era, the spread of Chinese Buddhist, Confucian, and medical texts throughout East Asia, all the way to the end of the nineteenth century when nationalism created new roles for vernacular languages and vernacular scripts.
432 pages, 50 black and white figures/illustrations
| Media | Books Hardcover Book (Book with hard spine and cover) |
| Released | January 25, 2018 |
| ISBN13 | 9780198797821 |
| Publishers | Oxford University Press |
| Pages | 424 |
| Dimensions | 241 × 167 × 26 mm · 798 g |
| Language | English |