Speaking of Chinese: A Cultural History of the Chinese Language
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Book Overview
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.
Format:Paperback
Language:English
ISBN:0393300617
ISBN13:9780393300611
Release Date:January 1983
Publisher:W. W. Norton & Company
Length:197 Pages
Weight:0.60 lbs.
Dimensions:0.6" x 5.5" x 8.2"
Customer Reviews
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A gentle introduction for absolute novices
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 24 years ago
This book should have appeared in "For Dummies" series. It assumes no prior knowledge whatsoever about Chinese language or culture, and does a good job of giving a background on both. The writing style is fluent and the book is fun to read. The book was written some twenty years ago. Maybe those days people knew less about China, because it assumes no common knowledge at all. It covers the language, history, cultural background, etc. It is not a textbook, so do not expect to know any of these topics after reading it.
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