Title: The Chinese language.
Authors: Forrest, R. A. D. 1893-
Publisher: Faber and Faber
Year: 1948
Subjects: Chinese language History
Contents: Introduction -- The written character -- Methods of investigation of the ancient language -- General description of the Chinese language -- Related and contiguous languages -- Proto-Chinese -- The archaic period -- Ancient Chinese, A.D. 600-1200 -- Medieval and modern Chinese -- The modern dialects -- The modern dialects (continued) -- Contemporary trends and problems of Chinese.