Sinophone Southeast Asia
Sinitic Voices across the Southern Seas
Contributor(s)
Hoogervorst, Tom (editor)
Chia, Caroline (editor)
Collection
Dutch Research Council (NWO)Language
EnglishAbstract
This volume explores the diverse linguistic landscape of Southeast Asia’s Chinese communities. Based on archival research and previously unpublished linguistic fieldwork, it unearths a wide variety of language histories, linguistic practices, and trajectories of words. The localized and often marginalized voices we bring to the spotlight are quickly disappearing in the wake of standardization and homogenization, yet they tell a story that is uniquely Southeast Asian in its rich hybridity. Our comparative scope and focus on language, analysed in tandem with history and culture, adds a refreshing dimension to the broader field of Sino-Southeast Asian Studies. . Readership: Students, scholars, (academic) libraries, community organizations, heritage organizations; linguistics, Southeast Asia Studies, East Asia Studies, Overseas Chinese
Keywords
Asian Studies; South East Asia; Languages and Linguistics; SociolinguisticsDOI
10.1163/9789004473263ISBN
9789004473263, 9789004473263Publisher
BrillPublisher website
https://brill.com/Publication date and place
2021Imprint
BrillSeries
Chinese Overseas, 20Classification
Society and culture: general