The early modern travels of Manchu : a script and its study in East Asia and Europe / Mårten Söderblom Saarela.
"This book is about the progress, migration, and impact of the Manchu written language. A key characteristic of Manchu is that it could be read by speakers of other languages without those speakers' ever hearing it spoken. This is a book in intellectual history, cultural history, and the h...
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| Format: | Ebook |
| Language: | English |
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Philadelphia, Pennsylvania :
University of Pennsylvania Press,
2020.
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| Edition: | First edition. |
| Series: | Encounters with Asia.
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| Online Access: | Click here to view this book |
| Summary: | "This book is about the progress, migration, and impact of the Manchu written language. A key characteristic of Manchu is that it could be read by speakers of other languages without those speakers' ever hearing it spoken. This is a book in intellectual history, cultural history, and the history of language"-- |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (313 pages) : illustrations. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 0812296931 9780812296938 |