Speaking of Chinese: A Cultural History of the Chinese Language - Softcover
"This pleasant, unpretentious account [is] a small stream leading to the ocean of the culture of China."―Scientific American
Not a how-to text, this beguiling book is instead a fascinating look at Chinese language and culture. Ranging through history, literature, folklore, linguistics, and sociology, this is a breezy, straightforward primer of surprising breadth."synopsis" may belong to another edition of this title.
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Raymond Chang is a professor of chemisty at Williams College. He is the author of the widely read textbook Chemisty.
Margaret Scrogin Chang teaches at Massachusetts College of the Liberal Arts.
This pleasant, unpretentious account [is] a small stream leading to the ocean of the culture of China.
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- Publication date2001
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