Speaking of Chinese by Raymond Chang

Speaking of Chinese by Raymond Chang

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"This pleasant, unpretentious account [is] a small stream leading to the ocean of the culture of China."—Scientific American

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Speaking of Chinese by Raymond Chang

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.
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.
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ISBN 13 9780393321876
ISBN 10 0393321878
Title Speaking of Chinese
Author Raymond Chang
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Binding Type Paperback
Publisher WW Norton & Co
Year published 2001-12-19
Number of pages 208
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