Table of Contents

Contents
List of Maps
Notes on Contributors
1: Andrew Simpson: Language and National Identity in Asia: A Thematic Introduction
Part I South Asia
2: Hanne-Ruth Thompson: Bangladesh
3: R. Amritavalli and K. A. Jayaseelan: India
4: Rhoderick Chalmers: Nepal and the Eastern Himalayas
5: Christopher Shackle: Pakistan
6: K. N. O. Dharmadasa: Sri Lanka
Part II East Asia
7: Ping Chen: China
8: Andrew Simpson: Hong Kong
9: Nanette Gottlieb: Japan
10: Ross King: North and South Korea
11: Andrew Simpson: Taiwan
Part III Southeast Asia
12: Justin Watkins: Burma/Myanmar
13: Steve Heder: Cambodia
14: Andrew Simpson: Indonesia
15: Asmah Haji Omar: Malaysia
16: Andrew Gonzalez: The Philippines
17: Andrew Simpson: Singapore
18: Andrew Simpson and Noi Thammasathien: Thailand and Laos
19: Le Minh-Hang and Stephen O'Harrow: Vietnam
References
Index

About the Author

Andrew Simpson is professor of linguistics in the Departments of Linguistics and East Asian Languages and Cultures in the University of Southern California. For many years, he has lived, worked and carried out research in various countries in East, Southeast and South Asia, and has published extensively on a wide range of topics relating to Asian languages. Currently he is also joint general editor of the Journal of East Asian Linguistics.

Reviews

...this book offers a fascinating overview of the emergence of national language(s) in the countries of South, East and Southeast Asia. The data in all chapters is presented with great clarity and authority, and the volume represents a treasure trove of information...
*David Deterding Journal of Sociolinguistics*

...well-crafted study...the richness and the variety of the well-executed study study. Missiologists, mission executives, misionaries, and teachers traveling to Asian countries will find this volume rewarding.
*George P. Pierce Missiology*