The Dictionary of the Asian Language
Author:   Todd Crowell
Publisher:   Blacksmith Books
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9789881613981


Pages:   240
Publication Date:   14 December 2017
Format:   Paperback
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The Dictionary of the Asian Language


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There is no single Asian language. But plenty of vogue words from this booming continent are entering English. Did you know there is a flower named after former dictator Kim Jong-il? The Chinese have a word shengnu, literally leftover for the new phenomenon of unmarried women over thirty. Can you tell your jeepney from your jilbab, or yakuza from the yellowshirts? These are just some of the hundreds of words that illuminate little corners of life and culture in a pan-Asian selection of keywords from the zeitgeist.""

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Author:   Todd Crowell
Publisher:   Blacksmith Books
Imprint:   Blacksmith Books
ISBN:  

9789881613981


ISBN 10:   9881613981
Pages:   240
Publication Date:   14 December 2017
Audience:   General/trade ,  General
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Available To Order   Availability explained
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Todd Crowell is an American journalist. He lives in Tokyo, Japan.

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