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Francisco Varo's Grammar of the Mandarin Language (1703): An English Translation of `Arte de la Lengua Mandarina'. with an Introduction by Sandra Breitenbach

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Francisco Varo's Grammar of the Mandarin Language (1703): An English Translation of 'Arte de la Lengua Mandarina'. with an Introduction by Sandra Breitenbach - Coblin, W South, and Levi, Joseph A, Dr.
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This text is the English translation of one of the earliest known descriptive grammars of Mandarin, the language of Chinese officialdom. It was written by Francisco Varo, a Dominican missionary among the first wave of Christians to penetrate into China.

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Francisco Varo's Grammar of the Mandarin Language (1703): An English Translation of 'Arte de la Lengua Mandarina'. with an Introduction by Sandra Breitenbach 2000, John Benjamins Publishing Company, Amsterdam/Philadelphia

ISBN-13: 9781556196065

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