Beginning Chinese (Paperback, Second Revised Edition)

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. John De Francis is research professor of Chinese at Seton Hall University. Yale Linguistics Series, 1. 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

General

Imprint:	Yale University Press
Country of origin:	United States
Series:	Yale Language Series
Release date:	September 1976
First published:	September 1976
Authors:	John DeFrancis
Dimensions:	252 x 173 x 44mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	566
Edition:	Second Revised Edition
ISBN-13:	978-0-300-02058-8
Categories:	Books > Language & Literature > Language & linguistics > General Books > Language & Literature > Language teaching & learning (other than ELT) > Language teaching & learning material & coursework > General
LSN:	0-300-02058-9
Barcode:	9780300020588

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