The Sinologist John DeFrancis died recently at the age of 97

John DeFrancis, 1911-2009: You Can’t Do That Anymore
from bokane.org by Brendan O'Kane
http://bokane.org/2009/01/11/john-defrancis/

学习中文、学习语言学和对语言有兴趣的人应该知道并读其作品。

为了“老王”，做一点语言上的改革吧。：）