A Grammar of Nanning Pinghua

by Hilario de Sousa

The linguistic situation in Guangxi is poorly known among Western linguistic circles. This book is a reference grammar of Pinghua - the oldest Sinitic language in Guangxi - as spoken in the suburbs of Nanning, the capital of Guangxi.

Guangxi is linguistically diverse; Guangxi sits on the periphery of both the Sinitic world and Mainland Southeast Asia. The city of Nanning is itself dissected by various linguistic frontiers: other than with...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1501517368
• ISBN13: 9781501517365
• Release Date: March 2022
• Publisher: Walter de Gruyter
• Length: 350 Pages