ISBN10: 0804838534, ISBN13: 9780804838535, [publisher: Tuttle Pub] Softcover new title edition. 192 pages. 9.00x6.00x0.75 inches. In Stock.
[Exeter, United Kingdom] [Publication Year: 2006]

Tuttle Pub, Date: 2006. Paperback. New. new title edition. 192 pages. 9.00x6.00x0.75 inches. 2006. Tuttle Pub ISBN 0804838534 9780804838535 [GB]

ISBN10: 0804838534, ISBN13: 9780804838535, [publisher: Tuttle Publishing, Boston] Softcover Paperback. This is an introductory book about the history and contemporary usage of the Chinese language. Chinese is generally considered a difficult language. It is also a fascinating and important language that cannot be ignored. A growing number of English speakers are learning the Chinese language to the enrichment of their lives and the admiration of their friends. Chinese does, however, present a number of challenges. Written Chinese looks like a random set of stroke, dots and dashes. In its handwritten form it looks like a series of undifferentiated squiggles. Spoken Chinese sounds like a rapid series of almost identical monosyllables with rising and falling intonations. This book is a contemporary introduction to the modern Chinese language as it is used in China during the first few years of the twenty-first century. China has changed so much and so dramatically over the past century, and indeed over the past twenty years, and these changes are reflected in the language. Textbooks written only twenty years ago are now quite quant. Much information on the actual use of putonghua (Mandarin Chinese), the use of dialects or various romanization systems is now out of date. The aim of this book is to present current realities. China is a country with a long history, and to understand modern China we must know something of its past. The same applies to the language. Earlier ...
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ISBN10: 0804838534, ISBN13: 9780804838535, [publisher: Tuttle Publishing, Boston] Softcover Paperback. This is an introductory book about the history and contemporary usage of the Chinese language. Chinese is generally considered a difficult language. It is also a fascinating and important language that cannot be ignored. A growing number of English speakers are learning the Chinese language to the enrichment of their lives and the admiration of their friends. Chinese does, however, present a number of challenges. Written Chinese looks like a random set of stroke, dots and dashes. In its handwritten form it looks like a series of undifferentiated squiggles. Spoken Chinese sounds like a rapid series of almost identical monosyllables with rising and falling intonations. This book is a contemporary introduction to the modern Chinese language as it is used in China during the first few years of the twenty-first century. China has changed so much and so dramatically over the past century, and indeed over the past twenty years, and these changes are reflected in the language. Textbooks written only twenty years ago are now quite quant. Much information on the actual use of putonghua (Mandarin Chinese), the use of dialects or various romanization systems is now out of date. The aim of this book is to present current realities. China is a country with a long history, and to understand modern China we must know something of its past. The same applies to the language. Earlier ...
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Rutland, VT: Tuutle Publishing, Date: 2006. First Edition, First Printing. Paperback. As New. 192p. A softcover book in fine condition. 2006. Tuutle Publishing ISBN 0804838534 9780804838535 [US]

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ISBN10: 0804838534, ISBN13: 9780804838535, [publisher: Tuttle Publishing, United States, Boston] Softcover This is an introductory book about the history and contemporary usage of the Chinese language. Chinese is generally considered a difficult language. It is also a fascinating and important language that cannot be ignored. A growing number of English speakers are learning the Chinese language to the enrichment of their lives and the admiration of their friends. Chinese does, however, present a number of challenges. Written Chinese looks like a random set of stroke, dots and dashes. In its handwritten form, it looks like a series of undifferentiated squiggles. Spoken Chinese sounds like a rapid series of almost identical monosyllables with rising and falling intonations. This book is a contemporary introduction to the modern Chinese language as it is used in China during the first few years of the twenty-first century. China has changed so much and so dramatically over the past century, and indeed over the past twenty years, and these changes are reflected in the language. Textbooks written only twenty years ago are now quite quaint. Much information on the actual use of putonghua (Mandarin Chinese), the use of dialects or various romanization systems is now out of date. The aim of this book is to present current realities. China is a country with a long history, and to understand modern China we must know something of its past. The same applies to the language. ...

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ISBN10: 0804838534, ISBN13: 9780804838535, [publisher: Tuttle Publishing 2006-11-24, Tokyo] Softcover Language: ENG
[London, United Kingdom] [Publication Year: 2006]

ISBN10: 0804838534, ISBN13: 9780804838535, [publisher: Tuttle Publishing 2006-11-24, Tokyo] Softcover Language: ENG
[London, United Kingdom] [Publication Year: 2006]