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... modern sculptors disclaim any attempt at symbol- ism in their work . When symbolic images do play a part in modern sculpture , they are either derived from obso- lete classical , medieval , and other historical sources or they are ...
... modern sculptors disclaim any attempt at symbol- ism in their work . When symbolic images do play a part in modern sculpture , they are either derived from obso- lete classical , medieval , and other historical sources or they are ...
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... Modern Standard Chinese ( Mandarin ) . Modern Stan- dard Chinese is based on the Peking dialect , which is of the Northern , or Mandarin , type . It employs about 1,300 different syllables . There are 22 initial consonants , in- cluding ...
... Modern Standard Chinese ( Mandarin ) . Modern Stan- dard Chinese is based on the Peking dialect , which is of the Northern , or Mandarin , type . It employs about 1,300 different syllables . There are 22 initial consonants , in- cluding ...
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... Modern Standard Chinese to non - Chinese peoples in China and to foreigners . The Pin - yin is con- ceived as a script that will gradually replace characters . Reconstruction of protolanguages . For reconstructing the pronunciation of ...
... Modern Standard Chinese to non - Chinese peoples in China and to foreigners . The Pin - yin is con- ceived as a script that will gradually replace characters . Reconstruction of protolanguages . For reconstructing the pronunciation of ...
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