This book, by one of the pioneers of sociolinguistics as it pertains to language reforms in China and Japan, is a full-length study that traces the history of Vietnamese language and writing “from the early periods of Chinese influence through the era of French colonialism to the modern period of Vietnamese nationalism.”
Author(s): John de Francis
Series: Contributions to the Sociology of Language [CSL], Volume: 19
Edition: Reprint 2019
Publisher: De Gruyter Mouton
Year: 1977
Language: English
Pages: 293
City: The Hague
Contents
Maps and Illustrations
Chronological Outline
Preface
PART I. THE PRE-FRENCH PERIOD
Chapter 1. Chinese colonialism (B.C. 111-939 A.D.) Two languages: Vietnamese and Chinese One writing system: Chinese
Chapter 2. Monarchical independence (939-1651) Two languages: Chinese and Vietnamese Two writing systems: Chinese (Sino-Vietnamese) and ideographic Vietnamese (Nom)
Chapter 3. Monarchical independence and Catholic separatism (1651-1861) Two languages: Vietnamese and Chinese Three writing systems: Chinese (Sino-Vietnamese), ideographic Vietnamese (Nom) and romanized Vietnamese
PART II. THE FRENCH PERIOD
Chapter 4. French Colonialism (1861-1945) Three languages: Vietnamese, Chinese and French Four writing systems: Chinese (Sino-Vietnamese), ideographic Vietnamese (Nom), romanized Vietnamese (Quoc Ngu) and French
PART III. THE POST-FRENCH PERIOD
Chapter 5. National independence (1945-Present) One language: Vietnamese One writing system: Quoc Ngu
GLOSSARY
Bibliography
Index
