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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Great historical read! Easy! insightful!,
By Mr. Wynn (State of Confusion) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Colonialism and Language Policy in Vietnam (Contributions to the Sociology of Language, Nr. 19) (Hardcover)
I started out researching and found this book. I ended up reading it for leisure! Yes, it's true. How could aademic discourse be so interesting? Oh, but it is! The country of Vietnam almost becomes like a character in a novel but this entire book is non-fiction! I learned more about the evolution of the Vietnamese language from this book like I learn about the morphing of a character's personality throughout a novel. DeFrancis does a good job in covering the different cultural influences that have helped mold the Vietnamese language but don't dare consider the langage hybrid! The language is uniquely its own but, like a character in a novel or real life, is affected by those around it and those it encounters. The book is quite insightful. History buffs will love it. Vietnamese scholars will appreciate it. I simply loved it! |
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Colonialism and Language Policy in Vietnam (Contributions to the Sociology of Language, Nr. 19) by J. Defrancis (Hardcover - Dec. 1977)
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