Columbia: Book Traces the Rise of the Vietnamese Language
June 20, 2025
June 20, 2025
NEW YORK, June 20 -- Columbia University issued the following news:
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A New Book Traces the Rise of the Vietnamese Language
John Phan shows how modern notions of language history are often hampered by nationalist narratives.
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The Vietnamese language provides singular insight into the dynamism of premodern Asia. As John Phan, associate professor of Vietnamese Humanities in the Department of East Asian Languages and Cultures, sh . . .
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A New Book Traces the Rise of the Vietnamese Language
John Phan shows how modern notions of language history are often hampered by nationalist narratives.
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The Vietnamese language provides singular insight into the dynamism of premodern Asia. As John Phan, associate professor of Vietnamese Humanities in the Department of East Asian Languages and Cultures, sh . . .