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The Creation of Writing Systems and Nation Establishment

The case of China in the 1950s

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Zhou, Q. (2004). The Creation of Writing Systems and Nation Establishment. In: Zhou, M., Sun, H. (eds) Language Policy in the People’s Republic of China. Language Policy, vol 4. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/1-4020-8039-5_4

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