by John DeFrancis
- a fascinating account of written and spoken Chinese which debunks many myths and misconceptions. Essential reading for anyone interested in the Chinese language.
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by S. Robert Ramsey
- an interesting history of the Chinese people through the study of the languages spoken in China. In addition to languages, it also covers all aspects of life in China: politics, economics, poetry, history and so on.
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by Raymond Dawson
- introduces Classical Chinese through the a series of texts accompanied by grammatical notes. The texts include selections from the writings of Mencius (Mengzi) and other writers of the 4th and 3rd century BC, together with texts by the Han Dynasty historian Ssu-ma Ch'ien.
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by A.D. Syrokomla-Stefanowska
- an introduction to Classical Chinese suitable for beginners, though some knowledge of Modern Chinese will certainly help. Consists of a selection of texts in Classical Chinese by writers such as Mencius with plenty of footnotes. There are also appendices containing grammatical notes.
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by Edwin G. Pulleyblank
- a comprehensive introduction to syntactical analysis of Classical Chinese, focusing on the language of the high classical period. After a brief historical overview, sections cover principles of word order and sentence structure, the main sentence types, and topics including subordina
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by Qian Kan
- a good introduction to Mandarin Chinese. Uses pinyin romanization and introduces about 600 basic Chinese characters. Includes a course book containing dialogues, grammatical notes, exercises and cultural information, together with two cassettes with recordings of some of the dialogues and exercises.
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by Catherine Meek, Mao Yan, E. Henian, Brian Hill
- an introduction to everyday spoken Mandarin Chinese. Uses pinyin romanization throughout. Includes a course book and audio cassettes.
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by Pimsleur Language Programs
- an all audio course consisting of a total of 90 half-hour lessons, 30 for each level, on CD or cassette. Effectively teaches you authentic pronunciation and intonation, gives you an understanding of the grammar and teaches you a manageable amount of vocabulary. If you complete all 90 lessons, you'll have rougly an intermediate level ability in spoken Mandarin.
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- a CD-ROM course which helps to learn grammar and a wide range of vocabulary. Also includes a book of stories, which you can listen to and read, an audio CD, and an AutoLearn feature..
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by Yong Ho
- a good intermediate-level Mandarin Chinese textbook. Each chapter consists of dialogues, reading passages, grammatical explanations and exercises.
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by Chih-p'ing Chou, Yan Xia and Meow Hui Goh (Editors)
- a textbook for intermediate to advanced-level students of Chinese. The text is divided into two parts: the first section consists of twelve dialogues while the second is a selection of recent newspaper articles about contemporary Chinese society.
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by Ying Wang, Carrie E. Reed
- a collection of post-1990 short stories in a variety of styles. The text is in simplified characters and there are vocabulary lists and grammar notes.
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by S. Liang
- an excellent Chinese-English dictionary in traditional characters with character readings in Bopomofo, Gwoyeu Romatzyh and Pinyin. The characters are arranged according to the classical Kangxi radical method and there are also Zhuyin, Gwoyeu Romatzyh and Pinyin indices. The 120,000 entries include examples of usage from many different sources, including Chinese classics, newspapers and colloquial language. Also includes cultural tidbits and information about famous people, events, geographical names, etc.
This dictionary is available in various editions. They differ in the number of entries, size and price. It's worth getting the largest one you can afford.
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by Martin H. Manser, Zhu Yuan, Wang Liangbi and Ren Yongchang
- a good English-Chinese / Chinese-English dictionary. Chinese entries are in simplified characters and pinyin. Traditional characters are shown where they differ from the simplified ones. The Chinese-English part is ordered according to pinyin alphabetical order. There is also an index of radicals. This dictionary is also available on CD-ROM.
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by Oxford University Press
- an excellent pocket-sized bilingual dictionary with simplified and traditional characters and pinyin. The Chinese-English part is ordered according to pinyin alphabetical order. The only drawback with this dictionary is the size of the type - very small.
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by John DeFrancis
- contains 196,000 entries arranged according to Pinyin alphabetical order. Also includes a large print radical index. Both simplified and traditional characters are shown.
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by Yip Po-Ching, Don Rimmington, Xiaoming Zhang and Rachel Henson
- an introduction to Chinese grammar designed for those with a basic knowledge of the language.
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by Yip Po-Ching, Don Rimmington, Xiaoming Zhang and Rachel Henson
- a grammar reference for intermediate-level students.
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by Yip Po-Ching and Don Rimmington
- provides a thorough coverage of the grammar of Modern Chinese. Intended for students with at least an intermediate level knowledge of Chinese.
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by Lexus
- phrases are printed in Chinese characters and pinyin romanization throughout.
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Electronic dictionaries and translators: up to 1,000,000 words, full-text translation. Speech recognition, audio phrasebooks. Chinese translation software for Windows, Pocket PC, Palm, Mobile phones. Free trial download!
by Nicholas C. Bodman
- an introduction to spoken Taiwanese consisting of a course book and 13 cassettes. This is one of the few Taiwanese courses in English: most are in Chinese. The cassettes are sold separately on Amazon.
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by Nicholas C. Bodman
- a good introduction to the spoken Hokkien of Amoy (Xiamen) consisting of a course book and 16 cassettes. The cassettes are sold separately on Amazon.
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by Lance Eccles
- contains twenty-nine units, each of which contains two brief dialogues, vocabulary for the dialogues, and a supplementary word list. Because this book is intended chiefly for those who already have some knowledge of Putonghua (Mandarin), grammatical explanations are confined to occasional brief notes.
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by Wu Ying (Editor)
- a collection of 600 colloquial Shanghai sentences from a variety of social situations.
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