This pleasant, unpretentious account [is] a small stream leading to the ocean of the culture of China.
Book Description
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.
Speaking of Chinese: A Cultural History of the Chinese Language
Speaking of Chinese: A Cultural History of the Chinese Language,Raymond Chang,Margaret Scrogin Chang,W. W. Norton & Company,0393321878,Chinese,Chinese Language,Foreign Language Study,General,Language,Language Arts / Linguistics / Literacy,Sociolinguistics,Asian / Middle Eastern history,China,Historical & comparative linguistics
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