Description
This new and extended edition of Chinese: An Essential Grammar is an up-to-date and concise reference guide to modern Chinese (Mandarin) grammar.
Refreshingly jargon-free, it presents an accessible description of the language, focusing on the real patterns of use today. This Grammar aims to serve as a reference source for the learner and user of Chinese, irrespective of level, setting out the complexities of the language in short, readable sections.
It is ideal either for independent study or for students in schools, colleges, universities and adult classes of all types.
Features include:
- Three new chapters on speech habits, writing conventions and new lexicalisation processes
- Chinese characters, as well as the pinyin romanisation, alongside all examples
- Literal and colloquial translations into English to illustrate language points
- Detailed contents list and index for easy access to information
- A glossary of grammatical terms.
Author: Yip Po-Ching, Don Rimmington
Publisher: Routledge
Published: 03/31/2021
Pages: 322
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 1.10lbs
Size: 9.10h x 6.10w x 0.80d
ISBN13: 9780367480134
ISBN10: 0367480131
BISAC Categories:
- Language Arts & Disciplines | Journalism
- Foreign Language Study | Chinese
- Language Arts & Disciplines | Linguistics | Syntax
About the Author
Yip Po-Ching is former Lecturer in Chinese Studies at the University of Leeds.
Don Rimmington is Emeritus Professor of East Asian Studies and former Head of the East Asian Studies Department at the University of Leeds.
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