Comments on: Unity and diversity in China http://noncompositional.com/2005/07/unity-and-diversity-in-china/ Thu, 13 Jan 2011 01:44:08 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: michele http://noncompositional.com/2005/07/unity-and-diversity-in-china/comment-page-1/#comment-5549 michele Fri, 22 Dec 2006 00:23:09 +0000 http://www.noncompositional.com/?p=21#comment-5549 <p>talk more about china</p> talk more about china

]]> By: Russell http://noncompositional.com/2005/07/unity-and-diversity-in-china/comment-page-1/#comment-20 Russell Mon, 11 Jul 2005 16:20:35 +0000 http://www.noncompositional.com/?p=21#comment-20 <p>My mistake, caffeind. (though at least some explanation would be nice; but that's okay, I figured it out all by my lonesome)</p> <p>Indeed, the area around the Yellow river was the location of the earliest parts of Chinese civilization, which gradually spead outward in most directions, though during rapid spread south in the first few hundred years AD aggression from groups from the far north increased. Throughout the next several hundred hears the sinicization of the south proceeded. As far as modern linguistic diversity is concerned, it is more the geographical nature of the southern regions, with many rivers and valleys encouraging small enclaves, as opposed to the wide open north. The substrata of the native languages of southern China and southeast Asia also play a role in the languages down there.</p> My mistake, caffeind. (though at least some explanation would be nice; but that’s okay, I figured it out all by my lonesome)

Indeed, the area around the Yellow river was the location of the earliest parts of Chinese civilization, which gradually spead outward in most directions, though during rapid spread south in the first few hundred years AD aggression from groups from the far north increased. Throughout the next several hundred hears the sinicization of the south proceeded. As far as modern linguistic diversity is concerned, it is more the geographical nature of the southern regions, with many rivers and valleys encouraging small enclaves, as opposed to the wide open north. The substrata of the native languages of southern China and southeast Asia also play a role in the languages down there.

]]> By: caffeind http://noncompositional.com/2005/07/unity-and-diversity-in-china/comment-page-1/#comment-19 caffeind Mon, 11 Jul 2005 14:30:08 +0000 http://www.noncompositional.com/?p=21#comment-19 <p><i>In the south, the original stronghold of Chinese civilization,</i></p> <p>Not so.</p> In the south, the original stronghold of Chinese civilization,

Not so.

]]> By: Alex http://noncompositional.com/2005/07/unity-and-diversity-in-china/comment-page-1/#comment-17 Alex Sun, 10 Jul 2005 23:14:01 +0000 http://www.noncompositional.com/?p=21#comment-17 <p><i>the southern province of Fujian, which is one of the most linguistically diverse areas in Japan</i></p> <p>Surely, yoiu mean something different.</p> the southern province of Fujian, which is one of the most linguistically diverse areas in Japan

Surely, yoiu mean something different.

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