Character Text for Advanced Chinese
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Character Text for Advanced Chinese by John Defrancis
This character version of Advanced Chinese contains also pinyin transcriptions of infrequently used characters at each occurrence. Both texts were supported by the U.S. Office of Education. Yale Linguistic Series.John DeFrancis (1911-2009), Emeritus Professor of Mandarin at the University of Hawaii, graduated from Yale in 1933 and moved to China to pursue his interests. He traveled almost 4,000 kilometers through Northwest China and Mongolia, over the Gobi Desert, and down the Yellow River in three years of study and travel, immersing himself in grassroots contact with the language and people. DeFrancis received his M.A. after returning to the United States.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780300000634 |
| ISBN 10 | 0300000634 |
| Title | Character Text for Advanced Chinese |
| Author | John Defrancis |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Yale University Press |
| Year published | 1966-12-01 |
| Number of pages | 680 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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