The Chinese language
Description
Follows the evolution of the Chinese dialects, which originated 2800 years ago, this episode examines the seven 'dialects' of the Chinese language, all spoken differently from one another, but sharing the same writing system.
Runtime
26 min
Series
Subjects
Date of Publication
[2011]
Database
Alexander Street
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