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Title: Great historical read! Easy! insightful!
Review: I started out researching and found this book. I ended up reading it for leisure!Yes, it's true. How could aademic discourse be so interesting? Oh, but it is! The country of Vietnam almost becomes like a character in a novel but this entire book is non-fiction! I learned more about the evolution of the Vietnamese language from this book like I learn about the morphing of a character's personality throughout a novel.DeFrancis does a good job in covering the different cultural influences that have helped mold the Vietnamese language but don't dare consider the langage hybrid! The language is uniquely its own but, like a character in a novel or real life, is affected by those around it and those it encounters.The book is quite insightful. History buffs will love it. Vietnamese scholars will appreciate it. I simply loved it!
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