ThisstudyisanattempttoreorientthefieldofChineselinguisticsfromtheperspectiveofthenewfieldofculturalinteractionstudies.Theauthor,approachingChineselinguisticsfromtheperiphery,examinessuchtopicsasthespreadofWesternlearningandlinguisticcontactandWesterners’studyofChinese:HestudiesmaterialsproducedbyWesternmissionariesandRyukyuanmaterialstoshowthevalidityandusefulnessofChineselinguisticsinthefieldofculturalinteractionstudies.Inaddition,helooksatculturalinteractionthroughillustrations.
STUDY CHINESE CULTURAL CONTACT
