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Book Details
Publisher
McFarland & Company
Language
English
ISBN-13
9780786466498
ISBN-10
0786466499
Author
Sharron Gu
About the Book
Chinese, one of the oldest active languages, evolved over 5,000 years. As such, it makes for a fascinating case study in the development of language. This cultural history of Chinese demonstrates that the language grew and responded to its music and visual expression in a manner very similar to contemporary English and other Western languages. Within Chinese cultural history lie the answers to numerous questions that have haunted scholars for dec…
ISBN: 9780786466498
ISBN-13: 9780786466498
ISBN-10: 0786466499
Reader's Guide
What This Book Covers
- ·The period and events at the centre of A Cultural History of the Chinese Language
- ·Cause-and-effect across the timeline covered
- ·How this connects to the present day
Best Suited For
History students and readers curious about how the past shaped today.
Why It Stands Out
- ·Ships as a genuine physical copy, checked before dispatch
- ·Covered by BookBajar's 15-day return window
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About the Book Chinese, one of the oldest active languages, evolved over 5,000 years. As such, it makes for a fascinating case study in the development of language.
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