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Though our celestial friends are very cunning and clever, qualities which none ever denied to them, yet when it comes to hard blows, they are invariably worsted, and make either a polite apology, or sub mit to necessity. Now this is rather a good quality, and it is certain ly making the, best of a bad bargain, - such conduct we hold up as an example to ignorant barbarians, who are always full ofstrife. Having thus commenced with this sagacious axiom, and put the indulgent reader upon' his guard, that he must expect. Many wholesome lessons.
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Paperback. Condition: New. Print on Demand. This book examines the Chinese system of writing. It analyzes the nature and character of its characters, which have perplexed many sinologists, and in doing so reveals the true cause of this embarrassment. The author demonstrates that the Chinese characters do not, separately or collectively, constitute a language. Instead, they act as a written language, representing the words of the Chinese language through the mental ear, not the mental eye. The author terms this "lexigraphy," arguing that the system can only be fully understood by recognizing this principle. The core of the book posits that the Chinese characters only present ideas as connected to the words in which language has clothed them, demonstrating the characters' connection to sound, not as the letters of our alphabet, but as the groups formed by them when joined together in the form of words. Through this lens, the book offers a new perspective on Chinese writing, challenging traditional ideographic interpretations and shedding light on the relationship between sound and symbol in Chinese. This book is a reproduction of an important historical work, digitally reconstructed using state-of-the-art technology to preserve the original format. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in the book. print-on-demand item. Seller Inventory # 9780282562489_0
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