The Languages of China pdf

Robert Ramsay is Professor of East Asian Linguistics at the University of Maryland and former Chair of the Department of Asian and Eastern European Languages ​​and Cultures. He has also taught at Columbia University and the University of Pennsylvania. He has received teaching awards from the Korean Students' Association and Asian Students' Union at the University of Maryland, and from the Center for Teaching Excellence at the same university. Ramsay does primary research on the historical development of the Japanese and Korean languages ​​and the historical relationships between the two languages. He is probably best known for his work on Korean dialects and for reconstructing the prehistoric stages of Korean. He has also written extensively on sociolinguistics topics. He has authored three books and dozens of articles, and has lectured widely on various linguistic topics in Japan, Korea, Europe and the United States.

The Languages of China pdf by Robert Ramsay

"In producing a book on China as a linguistic area, the ideal is a comprehensive and accurate account that places China's linguistic diversity in a meaningful historical, geographical, and social context. Ramsey has succeeded admirably in achieving this end."---Jerome L. Packard, The Journal of Asian Studies
a unique and brilliant work. . . . Ramsey integrates nearly all of the gains of modern research on the Chinese language and skillfully presents the results in a concise, interesting, and comprehensible manner."---Charles N. Li, American Anthropologist
I find The Languages of China a pleasure in virtually all respects. It is extremely easy to read, full of useful information, and beautifully produced."---Victor H. Mair, Pacific Affairs
"[This] is a volume that provides a feeling of depth while still being accessible to the general reader: I recommend it to anyone at all interested in Chinese history or comparative linguistics."