Beginning Chinese, 2nd Revised Edition
John DeFrancis,Yung Teng Chia-yee
ISBN 10: 0300020589 ISBN 13: 9780300020588
Published by Yale University Press, 1976
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A complete revision of the first volume in the Yale Linguistic Series, this new version, in pinyin romanization, and aimed at secondary school and college levels, is an introduction to spoken Chinese. It includes dialogues, pronunciation drills, sentence-building exercises, examples of characters, substitution drills, and miscellaneous exercises in the form of games like crossword puzzles. There is a combined glossary-index, supplementary vocabulary for each lesson, notes, and a detailed suggested study guide. The features of this introductory text for learning the Chinese language include:-Pinyin romanization-Vocabulary of 600 items-Pronunciation drills, dialogues, sentence-building exercises, pattern drills, substitution tables, games and other learning aids, memorization exercises, and a combined glossary-index-No characters are used
Published for Seton Hall University
About the Author: John De Francis is research professor of Chinese at Seton Hall University.
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Bibliographic Details
Title: Beginning Chinese, 2nd Revised Edition
Publisher: Yale University Press
Publication Date: 1976
Binding: paperback
Condition: Good
Edition: 2nd Edition