- History of the Chinese language - Wikipedia
The earliest historical linguistic evidence of the spoken Chinese language dates back approximately 4500 years, [1] while examples of the writing system that would become written Chinese are attested in a body of inscriptions made on bronze vessels and oracle bones during the Late Shang period (c 1250 – 1050 BCE), [2][3] with the very oldest
- Chinese languages | History, Characteristics, Dialects, Types, Facts . . .
Some scholars divide the history of the Chinese languages into Proto-Sinitic (Proto-Chinese; until 500 bc), Archaic (Old) Chinese (8th to 3rd century bc), Ancient (Middle) Chinese (through ad 907), and Modern Chinese (from c the 10th century to modern times)
- The Legendary Origins of the Chinese Language
Just as Nu Wa breathed life into the first human beings, Cang Jie created a written form of the Chinese language that gave it a new birth According to an ancient Chinese legend, the Yellow Emperor assigned Cang Jie, the court historian, a monumental task
- A Glimpse into the History of the Chinese Language - Wordsprime
The history of the Chinese language dates all the way back to 6,000 years ago, making the Chinese language the world’s oldest written language How did the ancient Chinese language come into being, evolve, and develop into the modern Chinese we hear and see today?
- History of the Chinese Language - changanacademy. com
The Chinese language has a documented history spanning over three millennia, making it one of the world’s longest continuously used written languages It has evolved through several distinct epochs, reflecting social, political, and cultural changes
- The Origins of the Chinese Language Day Translations Blog
The Chinese language is the world’s oldest written language, dating back at least six thousand years Inscriptions of Chinese characters going back to the Shang era (1766-1123 BC) have been discovered in turtle shells, showing that the written language has existed for over 3,000 years
- Chinese Language History - Mandarin Chinese Cantonese
Chinese language scholars classify all variations of spoken Chinese as part of the Sino-Tibetan family These scholars believe that the origin of Chinese goes back to an original language called Proto-Sino-Tibetan, but there is a lack of evidence to prove these claims
- Chinese Language History: A Learners Guide – StoryLearning
The Chinese language originated thousands of years ago in the Yellow River basin of northern China It evolved from Old Chinese (also called Archaic Chinese), the earliest known form, which dates back to at least 1250 BCE and was used in the Shang Dynasty for inscriptions and oracle bones
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