Languages and Genes in Northwestern China and Adjacent Regions

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Synopsis

This book presents an investigation of language contact, focusing on Northwestern China. It breaks down the barrier between human sciences and natural sciences in order to reconsider the diversity of languages on the basis of the latest research findings from genetics, linguistics, and other domains, offering valuable insights into when and how the divergence of languages and genes began and language and gene admixture and replacement occurred. The book focuses on language evolution between the border of Gansu and Qinghai Province in China, but the research doesn’t neglect the area beyond China’s northern borders. Manchu, a dying language belonging to the Tungusic group, is also studied to enhance our understanding of language replacement. This work is the result of a four-year collaboration between teams of geneticists and linguists in France and China.

Book details

Author:
Dan Xu, Hui Li
ISBN:
9789811041693
Related ISBNs:
9789811041686
Publisher:
Springer Singapore, Singapore
Pages:
N/A
Reading age:
Not specified
Includes images:
Yes
Date of addition:
2018-11-05
Usage restrictions:
Copyright
Copyright date:
2017
Copyright by:
Springer Singapore, Singapore 
Adult content:
No
Language:
English
Categories:
Foreign Language Study, Language Arts, Medicine, Nonfiction, Social Studies