Speaking of Chinese / Raymond Chang, Margaret Scrogin Chang.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Chang, Raymond.

Contributor:

Chang, Margaret Scrogin.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Chinese language.

Physical Description:

ix, 197 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm

Edition:

Updated edition.

Place of Publication:

New York : W. W. Norton, 2001.

Summary:

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.

Contents:

1 Speaking of Chinese 3

2 Written Chinese 12

3 Spoken Chinese 34

4 It All Started With Dragon Bones: A Short History of the Chinese Language 50

5 Domestic Chinese 76

6 Old Wisdom, New Technology, and the Chinese Language 101

7 Chinese Calligraphy 129

Appendix 1 Chronological Chart of Chinese Dynasties 180

Appendix 2 Some Common Radicals 185

Appendix 3 Birth Years and Characteristics of the Twelve Animal Signs 191.

Notes:

Previous ed.: 1978.

Includes bibliographical references.

ISBN:

0393321878

OCLC:

47636811