David Moser tells the remarkable story of China's language unification agenda and its controversial relationship with modern politics, challenging our conceptions of what it means to speak and be Chinese.
David Moser is a scholar of linguistics and currently serves as Academic Director of CET Chinese Studies at Beijing Capital Normal University. He has taught courses in Translation Theory and Psycholinguistics, and is an active commentator on Chinese media, co-hosting the popular Sinica podcast.
"Moser's love of this language, the product of decades of committee
meetings and infighting, shines through in his lively narration of
Putonghua's coalescence." --Los Angeles Review of Books
"Mr. Moser presents a history of what is properly called Putonghua
. . . with a clear, concise and often amusing introduction to the
limits of its spoken and written forms." --Wall Street Journal
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