Unger (East Asian languages and literature, Ohio State U.) dispels the myth that Chinese characters directly convey meaning without any reference to specific languages and cultural contexts. Written for students of an East Asian language fascinated by the characters, each of the chapters "takes up a different aspect of the lore of the so-called ide
| ISBN: | 9780824827601 |
| Publication date: | 30th October 2003 |
| Author: | J Marshall Unger |
| Publisher: | University of Hawai'i Press |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Genres: |
Linguistics |