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The Chinese Language: Fact and Fantasy
By John DeFrancis
University of Hawai'i
Hawai'i, 1984
ISBN: 978-0824810689
The best myth-busting book out there on commonly held beliefs about Chinese languages (particularly Chinese characters).
DeFrancis, the driving force behind the wonderful ABC Chinese Dictionary, has impeccable qualifications and his thorough debunking of popular assumptions deserves to be read by anyone with an interest in any of the Chinese languages.
