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Book SynopsisThis volume explores the diverse linguistic landscape of Southeast Asia’s Chinese communities. Based on archival research and previously unpublished linguistic fieldwork, it unearths a wide variety of language histories, linguistic practices, and trajectories of words. The localized and often marginalized voices we bring to the spotlight are quickly disappearing in the wake of standardization and homogenization, yet they tell a story that is uniquely Southeast Asian in its rich hybridity. Our comparative scope and focus on language, analysed in tandem with history and culture, adds a refreshing dimension to the broader field of Sino-Southeast Asian Studies.
Table of ContentsContents Acknowledgements Notes on the Language List of Illustrations and Tables Abbreviations Notes on Contributors Introduction 1 From Ang moh 紅毛 to Phi jun 批准: The Role of Southern Min in Early Contacts between Chinese and European Languages Picus Sizhi Ding 2 At the Periphery of Nanyang: The Hakka Community of Timor-Leste Juliette Huber 3 Language Contact and Lexical Changes in Khmer and Teochew in Cambodia and Beyond Joanna Rose McFarland 4 The Nature of Sinitic Lexicon in Bazaar Malay and Baba Malay in Singapore Khin Khin Aye 5 Native Lexical Innovation in Penang Hokkien: Thinking beyond Rojak Catherine Churchman 6 A Preliminary Study of Kaoka 高甲 Playscripts in the Philippines Caroline Chia 7 “Do You Love China or Not?”: Late-Colonial Textbooks to Learn Mandarin through Malay Tom Hoogervorst Conclusion
