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ABSTRACT
1.1 It is probable that all sinologists are to one degree or another interested in the history of the Chinese people. 1 Of particular concern in recent years has been the field of Chinese pre-history, upon which exciting new archeological finds continue to throw light with each passing day. The archeological record tends to be most illuminating in the area of material culture; but there is another aspect of pre-history which, though not as celebrated in print, is surely of equal importance. This is the pre-history of language. For if there is one element which can be recognized as the hallmark of the ‘Chineseness’ of Chinese culture, it is the Chinese language.
