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S + a n d a r dC h l n 6 s 6 . A M o d u l a rA p p r o E c ho . l g l n . t € d l i . n l n t . r -
a 9 6 r c t c o r r 6 r € 1 c o \ o r d a t f h € r o r 6 q n s . r v r c 6 I n s r l t u l € l i A ug us t
l 9 7 i i o a d d r € s sT h o n e e d g € n € r a l l y f e l + l i t h €
l a n g u a g €t r a l n l n s c o h h u n i ' f yf o r l n p r o v l n g a n d
n . t s r r a l s t o r e i l e c l c u . r € n i u s a q 6 l n 8 6 l J l n g
T h € . o n r e r e n c o f , a i € . l . l s r h l c h r e r 6
f l € t l b l € 6 n o u g hT n r o r m . n d c o n + 6 i t f o n 6 6 l t h o 1 6 q u l r . n € n t s o r
. r i d € r a n ! 6 o f s o v € r n n e n ra g e n c i € sa n d s c . d € h l . l n s t l + u t l 6 i s .
A P r o l € c t B o a . d v a 5 e 5 r . b l i s h 6 d c o n s t s t l n ! o f r e p r e s 6 n l . -
t r v € s o t t h 6 C € d r r . t t i r e t t i g 6 n c € A 9 6 n . y L a n g u a g eL o . F n l n g C 6 n t . r ,
l l r s D € f € n s €1 6 n g u a g oI n s i t t u . i e , f h 6 S i . t € D € p . r t i 6 n r ' s F o r 6 t g n
s € r v i c € l n s + l + u + e , + h € C r y p t o t o q t . S c h o o to r r h o N ! t t o . a t S € c ! -
r r t y A g e i c y r a n d + h € ! , 5 . 0 r f T c e o t E d u . . t t o n , t a r . r j o t n € d b v
t h € C a . € d l . n F o r c € s F o . e i S n L e n q u a 9 6S . h o o t . T h o . 6 p r € s € n t a t t v € s
h ! v € I n c l u d o dA . + h u r T , r r c N e T t t ,J o h n H o p k l n s , a n d J o h n a o : g
( C l A ) : C o l o n 6 lJ o h n F . E l d . r t t t , J o s € p hC . X u t c h t n s o n t, v y
G i b l e i , E n d M . j o . B € r n ! r d M u l e r - T h y m{ D L l ) r J . n € s R . F . t + i r . n d
J o h n 3 . R . t l l f f l l l ( F 5 l ) ; K a z u oS h l t . h . ( N S A ) ,R t c h . r dT .
T h o n p s . n. n d J u i , . P 6 t . o v ( O E ) r a n d L t e u l 6 n a . t C o t o n . t c . o r q s
r h € F r o J e c r B o . r d s . + u p t h e C h l h o s oC o r . C u . . r c u t ! i P r o J o c t
l n l 9 ? 4 I n s p a c 6 p r o v i d d d a t t h o a o r e l s n 5 € r v t c € I n s + t f u 1 6 . E . c h
6 t t h € s l r U . S . . n d C e n a d l a ng o v s . i n € i t a ! € n c t . s p r o v t d . d t u i d s
r i d o t h € r a s s l s f a n c e .
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p l ! n n r n 9 c o u n c i l r a s i o . m e d c o n s l s l l n g o t f i r . K o k , F r . n c 6 s L t o f
r h o D 6 l € n s . L . n g u a g eI n s + l + u + e ,P d r r t . i a 0 ' c o n n o . o l r h 6 u n t e 6 r -
s l t y o l T € x a s , E a . l t r . R l c k 6 . s o no t t h e L ! n s u a 9 6L € . r n t n g c o n t 6 r ,
a n d J . h 6 s l , l r € n io t g r o k d U i T v € r s t t y . r i r h 6 f a o t 1 9 7 i ,
L s c i l l 6 A . a a r a l 6 v a s . p p o l n t € d d € p c 1 yp r o J . c t c o o r d t n a l o r .
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F . S n o o h . ro l t h € r o r o 9 l s € r v l c € r r e r . . u . e a t s o
p l a n n r n g c o u n c l l a n d c o n t . r b u t o d n a t e r l 6 l r o + h 6 p . o j . c t . T h .
p l a . . r n g c o u i c l l d r € * u p r h € o r l g i ^ ! l o v € r a l l d 6 s l 9 nr o . t h .
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c r o s 6 c o o p € r . t l o n r l t h t h . p l 6 i ^ t n ! . o u n c a i d r t t h t h 6 c h i n € s €
s t a t t o t t h e F o r o t g n S € r v t c 6 t i s t t t u + . . I , r . . H 6 . v € v d 6 v o t o D 6 d
i h s I n s t r u c t l o h . l r o . n a t s o t r h € c . n p r 6 h 6 n s t o i . n d p . o d u c i t o n
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c l a s s . o o n a c ' t l v l + i e s . n d v r o t 6 t h e r e a c h e r , s q ! t d 6 s . L u c I t e
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. r a t l c i o l . o i . l l n l n t r V c o r p u 5o l d T ! l o g u € s .
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C h l n . s e s . f l o r w . s v o l c € d b y 1 . 1 sC. h a o , i l s C h o n , H . . C h e n /
t l s . o l a o , M s , N u , I l r . K h ! o , 1 . 1 . .L l , a n d l l s Y a n g T h o E n g T s h
s . r l o + e ! s . 6 a d b v M 5 . B a r a E , M s . 3 t r r y , M r ' g a s c l . n o , s . E ! l l s ,
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t h € L . n s u ! s e L . . r n l i g C o i t € - ; t h o U i i t € d S f a t € s a l . F o . c € A . . d 6 h v
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INTRODUCTION
Y o u r c h l o r c o n c e r n€ s y o 0 s t a . t t h l s c o ! r s e l s l 6 . . n l n g
C h l n e s € . I h € 0 r T o n t a + l o i r . i o d ! l e ,v h l . h p l u n g s g
y o u r l g h t I n t o + r y l n q t o s a y t h l n g s l n c h l n € s e , t r a t ! . a l l y
l n ! o l v e s e c € r + a l n a n o u n +o f p . o n u n c i . + i o n r o r l , T i l s r o s o u r c o
n o d u l 6 l 5 d 6 s l 9 n € dt o s u p p l € n o n r+ h 6 + t o r k v l t h a b r l . l r s y s -
l e n a + t c l n + r o d u c t l o n s y s t o n o t S t a n d . r d C h l h . s . ,
€ s * . l l e s i o l t s v r l + + . n r € p 1 6 s G n i e + r o ir n l l ! ) 4 ! r o m . n l 2 . f l o ^ .
T h 6 e s s 6 n t i a i p a . t o l t h t s n o d u l € c o n s l s f s o f r h € P . o n u n -
c l E t l o i . . d R o m a n l z a t l o n( P & F )t a p o s a n d t h € a c c o n p a n y l n gd l s -
o l a y s 6 d d 6 r e r . l s e s l n t h o r o r k b o o k s o c t i o n o f + h l s n o d u l 6 , Y o u
s h o u l d v o . k i h r o u q h a t l B a s t t h o l l r s t f o u r o l t h € 5 e t o p € s , a n d
p r € f 6 r a b l y r h e f i r s + s T t , v h l l e y o u a . o s t u d y l n q + h € 0 r l € n l a t l o n
F o l l o * l r s + h e , o r k b o o ks e c + i . no f t h l s n o d ! l € , y . c , l l l t l n d
. s ! F h . r y o t p r o n u n c l a t l o na n d r o h s n l ? a l l o n . Y o u h l 9 h i r . h t t o
g . n c € E t t h i s b € f o 1 6 s l a . l l n g t h e i . p € 5 , p . r t l c ! l a . l y t o l o c . + o
c € r t a l n c h o r t s . n d l i s f s s h l c h c o u l d b 6 h e l 0 f u l
B u t l t r o c l d p r o b . b l y b € b € t t e r + o p ! + o t l s + u d y i i g r h € 3 u h n 6 r y
u n + l l a f l e r y o u h a v € J l h l s h € d t h 6 1 a p 6 s . T h e r a p 6 s a . € I n t 6 n d € d
a s a n l i t . o d u c + l o n , f , h l l 6 t h € s q h h a r y i s n o i . F o r o n € t h l n 9 ,
t € r t d l s . u s s l o n s o t t h 6 s o u n d so l + h o l a n q u . g €c a n n o t 6 q u a l t h e
. € . o r d o d p . € s e . 1 . t i o n 5 . n d y o u r t e a c h . r r s o r a l p r € s € n l a t l o n s .
F o . a n o t h 6 r T h i n g , + h o s u h n a . y p r o v l d o s c o i s l d a r a b l y n o r € l n f o r -
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B o t h t h 6 l e o e s . n d + h e s u n h s r v c o i t . l n d i . c u s s i o n s o t + h €
s o u i d s 6 t + h e l € i 9 u 6 9 6 a i d r h 6 r . s p 6 r r i n 9 s . Y o u n a y t l n d f h . t
t h 6 5 € d i s . o s s i o n s o f l 6 r u s 6 f u l h l n t ' s , E l l o r l n g y o u 1 o p u t y o u r
n t o l l € c t . } o * o r k o n t h o o r o b l € n s o r D . o n u n c l € 1 l o n . i d r o m . n -
z . T I o n . N o r € v o . , p o r T l c u l a r l y I n p r o n u n c i ! + i o i , h . s + o r t o u .
o . r d l n g h u s t c o n e t r o h d o l n g . l T T s T n p o r l . i l t o p . 6 c t l c e
r € e d i n 9a n d v . l t i n g t h 6 . o n a n r 2 € t l o i , b u t r t i 3 v l r a l + o p r a c -
t l c e r e c o g i i z l n g . n d p . o d 0 c i n 9 ? h € s o u n d so t r h e l a n g u a g 6 .
S e r l o u s a n d s u s i a l n e d a t t € n p + s t o n l m l . , a s l a l r h f u l l y . s p o s -
s l b l o , o i t h 6 . y o u r T n s * r u c + o .o r + h € s p e . k o r s o n + h € t . p e s r i l l
a l l o , y o u f o p l c k u p u i c o n s c l o ! s l y f a r 6 0 r e r h a n y o u c . n r l t 6 n d
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p r o p € r . . c € n t . T r y t o . 6 9 . € s s f o t h 6 p h o n . + l c s u q g € s t l b lI l r y o t
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