William S-Y Wang. The Ancestry of the Chinese Language. [Journal of Chinese Linguistics; Monograph serie, 8]. xi, 438 pp.

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Published online: 1 January 1997

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William S-Y Wang. The Ancestry of the Chinese Language. [Journal of Chinese Linguistics; Monograph serie, 8]. xi, 438 pp.

William S-Y Wang. The Ancestry of the Chinese Language. [Journal of Chinese Linguistics; Monograph serie, 8]. xi, 438 pp.