One of the most thorough and painstaking efforts to ease the rough path of the beginner in Chinese that has yet appeared. A cursory examination of the first few pages is sufficient to convince the reader that this is the work of a teacher of the language with a full understanding of the main problems which confront his students.\'- E. Edwards, Bulletin of the School of Oriental StudiesContents:Dialects, RomanizationHistory of the CharactersThe Study of EtymologyDevelopment of the ScriptOn Writing ChineseOn Using a Chinese DictionaryOn Reading ChineseHow to Use the NotesIntroduction to the Hsiao ChingAbbreviation and SymbolsText of the Hsiao ChingNotes on Hsiao ChingExercise SentencesCalligraphic ChartIndex of First Occurrences of Characters and Compound ExpressionsList of Final Occurrences of Characters and Compound Expressions
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Paperback. Condition: Good. University of Chicago Press [Published Date: 1979]. Soft cover, 213 pp. Second Edition, Midway reprint, 1970. In good condition. Blue paper covers with black lettering have a few tiny nicks and light bumping and creasing o edges and corners of covers. Light to moderate overall scuffing and soiling to covers as well. Binding tight. Pages clean and unmarked. NOT Ex-Library. NO remainder marks. Contents include: Dialects; Romanization; History of the Characters; The Study of Etymology; Development of the Script; On Writing Chinese; On Using a Chinese Dictionary; On Reading Chinese; How to Use the Notes; Introduction to the Hsiao Ching; Abbreviations and Symbols; Text of the Hsiao Ching; Notes on Hsiao Ching; Exercise Sentences; Exercise Essays; Calligraphic Chart; Index of First Occurrences of Characters and Compound Expressions; List of Final Occurrences of Characters and Compound Expressions. Seller Inventory # 20180101008
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