Discoveries in Chinese or the Symbolism of the Primitive Characters of the Chinese System of Writing
Subtitle: As a contribution to Philology and a Practical Aid in the Acquisition of the Chinese Language
Publisher: Adamant Media Corporation
Published: April 17, 2001
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 140
ISBN-13: 9781402175121
Subjects: Language Studies,philology,chinese language,chinese system of writing,symbolism; Foreign Language Study / General
First sentence: "IT is a just and true remark of the Rev. Mr. Gutzlaff," observes the learned Mr. Duponceau, "that nothing has so puzzled the learned world, in Europe, as the Chinese language;" and, notwithstanding the success which attended the endeavors of Mr. Duponceau to dispel the fanciful and extravagant notions which then prevailed respecting it, the results of more sober investigations have left this remarkable structure, still, as great a puzzle as ever.