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Mandarin Chinese
Mobo C.F. Gao
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Description for Mandarin Chinese
Paperback. Provides a systematic overview of Mandarin Chinese from the perspective of the English-speaking learner. Num Pages: 240 pages, bibliog. BIC Classification: 2GDCM; CF; CJB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 137 x 14. Weight in Grams: 300.
Mandarin Chinese: An Introduction provides a systematic overview of Mandarin Chinese from the perspective of the English-speaking learner. Using a comparative approach, it contrasts grammatical and other features in Mandarin Chinese language with relevant issues in English. The book opens with a chapter on the setting of the Chinese language, giving a brief account of the historical, geographical, social, and linguistic background of China. Modern Chinese politics has played an important role in the development of modern standard Chinese, and this is discussed in a separate chapter. Subsequent chapters cover sounds and tones, writing, vocabulary, grammar, and discourse (including regional ... Read more
Mandarin Chinese: An Introduction provides a systematic overview of Mandarin Chinese from the perspective of the English-speaking learner. Using a comparative approach, it contrasts grammatical and other features in Mandarin Chinese language with relevant issues in English. The book opens with a chapter on the setting of the Chinese language, giving a brief account of the historical, geographical, social, and linguistic background of China. Modern Chinese politics has played an important role in the development of modern standard Chinese, and this is discussed in a separate chapter. Subsequent chapters cover sounds and tones, writing, vocabulary, grammar, and discourse (including regional ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Oxford University Press Australia Australia
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
Number of Pages
240
Place of Publication
Melbourne, Australia
ISBN
9780195540024
SKU
V9780195540024
Shipping Time
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Ref
99-15
About Mobo C.F. Gao
Mobo C. F. Gao is at University of Tasmania.
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