The Chinese Language : Fact and Fantasy

• Author: John DeFrancis
• Published Date: 01 Jun 1986
• Publisher: University of Hawai'i Press
• Original Languages: English
• Book Format: Paperback::330 pages
• ISBN10: 0824810686
• ISBN13: 9780824810689
• File size: 46 Mb
• Dimension: 152.4x 234.19x 23.11mm::462.66g
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