The Chinese Language : : Fact and Fantasy / / John DeFrancis.

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The Chinese Language : Fact and Fantasy / John DeFrancis.
Honolulu : University of Hawaii Press, [2021]
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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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Chinese language Psychological aspects.
Chinese language Reform.
Chinese language Social aspects.
Chinese language Writing.
FOREIGN LANGUAGE STUDY / Chinese. bisacsh
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The Chinese Language : Fact and Fantasy /
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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title_alt 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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contents 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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