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Review In: International Journal of Chinese Linguistics
Vol. 13:1 (2026) ► pp.159–169

Book review

Jerome L. Packard. A Social View on the Chinese Language. New York: Peter Lang, 2021. 206 pp. ISBN 9781433179822

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ORCiD logo with link | Xi’an Jiaotong-Liverpool University
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