17.2853, Books: Language Description: Sun

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Date: 27-Sep-2006
From: Joyce Reid < jreid at cup.org >
Subject: Chinese: Sun 

	
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Date: Sun, 01 Oct 2006 16:48:49
From: Joyce Reid < jreid at cup.org >
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Title: Chinese 
Subtitle: A Linguistic Introduction 
Publication Year: 2006 
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
	   http://us.cambridge.org
	

Book URL: http://www.cambridge.org/uk/catalogue/catalogue.asp?isbn=0521823803 


Author: Chaofen Sun

Hardback: ISBN: 0521823803 Pages: 248 Price: U.K. £ 45.00 Comment: ISBN-13: 9780521823807
Paperback: ISBN: 0521530822 Pages: 248 Price: U.K. £ 17.99 Comment: ISBN-13: 9780521530828


Abstract:

Chinese is spoken by more people than any other language in the world, and
has a rich social, cultural and historical background. This is a
comprehensive guide to the linguistic structure of Chinese, providing an
accessible introduction to each of the key areas. It describes the
fundamentals of its writing system, its pronunciation and tonal sound
system, its morphology (how words are structured), and its syntax (how
sentences are formed) - as well as its historical development, and the
diverse ways in which it interacts with other languages. Setting the
discussion of all aspects of Chinese firmly within the context of the
language in use, Chinese: A Linguistic Introduction will be of great
benefit to learners wishing to extend their knowledge and competence in the
language, and their teachers. It will also be a useful starting point for
students of linguistics beginning work on the structure of this major world
language. 



Introduction; 
1. Historical background; 
2. Phonetics of standard Chinese; 
3. Morphology 1; 
4. Morphology 2; 
5. Chinese writing; 
6. Chinese language and culture; 
7. Chinese syntax 1;
8. Chinese syntax 2. 


Linguistic Field(s): Language Description

Subject Language(s): Chinese, Mandarin (cmn)


Written In: English  (eng)
	
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