Speaking of Chinese: A Cultural History of the Chinese Language

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.

• Author
• Raymond Chang

• Format
• paperback

• Pages
• 208

• Publisher
• W. W. Norton Company

• Language
• english

• ISBN
• 9780393321876

• Genres
• language, china, history, linguistics

• Release date
• 2001