num_pages: 208
description: "This pleasant, unpretentious account [is] a small stream leading to the ocean of the culture of China."― Scientific American 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.
language: English
title: Speaking of Chinese: A Cultural History of the Chinese Language
titlecomplete: Speaking of Chinese: A Cultural History of the Chinese Language
genres: Linguistics, Nonfiction, China, Language, History
ratings_count: 104
publisher: W. W. Norton & Company