The Chinese Language : : Fact and Fantasy / / John DeFrancis.
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Superior document: | Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter University of Hawaii Press Archive eBook-Package Pre-2000 |
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Place / Publishing House: | Honolulu : : University of Hawaii Press, , [2021] ©1984 |
Year of Publication: | 2021 |
Language: | English |
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Physical Description: | 1 online resource (342 p.) |
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Other title: | Frontmatter -- Contents -- Illustrations and Tables -- Preface -- Introduction -- Part I. Rethinking "The Chinese Language" -- 1. On Defining "Chinese"and "Language" -- 2. A Sketch of Spoken Chinese -- 3. Idiolects, Dialects, Regionalects, and Languages -- Part II. Rethinking Chinese Characters -- 4. What's in a Name? -- 5. From Pictographs to What? -- 6. How Do Chinese Characters Represent Sounds? -- 7. How Do Chinese Characters Convey Meaning? -- Part III. Demythifying Chinese Characters -- 8. The Ideographic Myth -- 9. The Universality Myth -- 10. The Emulatability Myth -- 11. The Monosyllabic Myth -- 12. The Indispensability Myth -- 13. The Successfulness Myth -- Part IV. Chinese Language Reform -- 14. Speech Reform -- 15. Writing Reform -- Notes -- Glossary -- Suggested Reading -- References -- Index -- About the Author |
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Format: | Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web. |
ISBN: | 9780824840303 9783110564150 |
DOI: | 10.1515/9780824840303 |
Access: | restricted access |
Hierarchical level: | Monograph |
Statement of Responsibility: | John DeFrancis. |