Colonialism and Language Policy in Viet Nam (Contributions to the Sociology of Language, Nr. 19) (English and Vietnamese Edition)

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.” 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

CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE SOCIOLOGY OF LANGUAGE brings to students, researchers and practitioners in all of the social and language-related sciences carefully selected book-length publications dealing with sociolinguistic theory, methods, findings and applications.

It approaches the study of language in society in its broadest sense, as a truly international and interdisciplinary field in which various approaches, theoretical and empirical, supplement and complement each other.

The series invites the attention of linguists, language teachers of all interests, sociologists, political scientists, anthropologists, historians etc. to the development of the sociology of language.

CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE SOCIOLOGY OF LANGUAGE brings to students, researchers and practitioners in all of the social and language-related sciences carefully selected book-length publications dealing with sociolinguistic theory, methods, findings and applications. It approaches the study of language in society in its broadest sense, as a truly international and interdisciplinary field in which various approaches, theoretical and empirical, supplement and complement each other. The series invites the attention of linguists, language teachers of all interests, sociologists, political scientists, anthropologists, historians etc. to the development of the sociology of language. The Contributions to the Sociology of Language series features publications dealing with sociolinguistic theory, methods, findings and applications. It addresses the study of language in society in its broadest sense, as a truly international and interdisciplinary field in which various approaches – theoretical and empirical – supplement and complement each other. The series invites the attention of scholars interested in language in society from a broad range of disciplines – anthropology, education, history, linguistics, political science, and sociology. To discuss your book idea or submit a proposal, please contact Natalie Fecher. John Defrancis. Includes Vietnamese Glossary. Includes Index. Bibliography: P. [263]-278.