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Review published In: The Role of Phonology in Reading
Edited by Martina Penke
[Written Language & Literacy 11:2] 2009
► pp. 229–234

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Shouhui Zhao & Richard B. Baldauf. Planning Chinese characters: Reaction, evolution or revolution [Language Policy, 9]. Dordrecht: Springer, 2008. xix, 418 pp. Hb. Euro 145.95 US$159.00

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 | Oregon Health and Science University, West Campus
Published online: 24 March 2009
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