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Chang, Raymond; Scrogin Chang, Margaret
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- Title
- Speaking of Chinese: A Cultural History of the Chinese Language
- Author
- Chang, Raymond; Scrogin Chang, Margaret
- Publisher
- W. W. Norton & Company
- Publication year
- 2001
- Condition
- Fair
- Binding
- paperback
- Language
- English
- ISBN 10
- 0393321878
- ISBN 13
- 9780393321876
- Item weight
- 10 ounces
- Dimensions
- 5x0x8
"This pleasant, unpretentious account [is] a small stream leading to the ocean of the culture of China."? Scientific AmericanNot 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.
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About the Author
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.
Margaret Scrogin Chang teaches at Massachusetts College of the Liberal Arts.
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