Chapter 6. The classification of Chinese dialects according to The Language Atlas of China

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter I
2. Contents XV
3. Abbreviations XVIII
4. List of tables, diagrams and illustrations XIX
5. Chapter 1. Defining terminology 1
6. Chapter 2. Languages of China 4
7. Chapter 3. The language policy of the People’s Republic of China regarding the dialects of Chinese 10
8. Chapter 4. Chinese historical phonetics 15
9. Chapter 5. Classifications of Chinese dialects 25
10. Chapter 6. The classification of Chinese dialects according to The Language Atlas of China 63
11. Chapter 7. Guidelines for field research of Chinese dialects 91
12. Chapter 8. Analysis of The Great Dictionary of Modern Chinese Dialects 128
13. Chapter 9. Information gathered from The Great Dictionary of Modern Chinese Dialects 184
14. Chapter 10. Summary and conclusions 203
15. Backmatter 210