The Secret Of The Chinese Method Of Transcribing Foreign Sounds (1900)

by Gustaaf Schlegel

Book Overview

The Secret of the Chinese Method of Transcribing Foreign Sounds is a book written by Gustaaf Schlegel in 1900. The book explores the Chinese method of transcribing foreign sounds and provides a detailed analysis of the Chinese system of phonetics. The author explains the use of Chinese characters to represent foreign sounds, and how this system differs from the phonetic systems used in Western languages. The book also examines the historical development...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1166287068
• ISBN13: 9781166287061
• Release Date: September 2010
• Publisher: Kessinger Publishing
• Length: 118 Pages
• Weight: 0.37 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 6.0" x 9.0"