Chinese Translation Services Chinese developed out of an ancient
language family known as Proto-Sino-Tibetan and is one of the
oldest languages known. Old Chinese was spoken between 1200 BCE
and 260 BCE. Because of the age of the language and the lack of
records, much of the early history of the language is considered
conjecture. As the language developed, the vast size of China
combined with geographical divisions and long history of
invasion created a situation where most people living in China
spoke regional dialects that differed tremendously from
‘standard’ Chinese (i.e., Mandarin or Han Chinese) until the
19th century. Today the languages spoken throughout China are
considered dialects of Chinese by their native speakers but
linguists often argue they are really separate and unrelated
languages. This causes a great deal of confusion when Chinese is
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