Chinese: An Essential Grammar (Routledge Essential Grammars) - Hardcover

Yip, Po-Ching; Rimmington, Don

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0415135346 ISBN 13: 9780415135344

Verlag: Routledge, 1996

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Book by Yip PoChing Rimmington Don

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Reseña del editor

This new edition is a concise reference guide to modern Chinese grammar. It presents a description of the language setting out the complexities in short, readable sections. Features include: a new chapter on paragraph development; Chinese characters, as well as pinyin; translations into English. @contents: Selected Contents: Introduction 1 Nouns  2 Numerals  3 Measures for nouns  4 Pronouns  5 Adjectives and attributives  6 Predicates  7 The verb y{ov}u  8 Aspect markers  9 Motion verbs  10 Time  11 Location  12 Duration and frequency  13 Complements  14 Adverbials  15 Modal and similar verbs  16 Statements  17 Questions  18 Subject and predicate  19 Prepositions and coverbs  20 B{av} and bi constructions  21 Serial constructions  22 Emphasis  23 Abbreviation and omission  24 Composite sentences  25 Exclamations  26 Sample Paragraphs  Glossary  Index  

Reseña del editor

Chinese: An Essential Grammar is a clear and concise reference guide to modern Chinese (Mandarin) grammar. It presents a fresh and accessible description of the language, focusing on the real patterns of use in today's Chinese. The grammar is the ideal reference source for the learner and user of Chinese. It is suitable for either independent study or for students in schools, colleges, universities and adult classes of all types. The book sets out the complexities of Chinese in short, readable sections. Explanations are clear and free from jargon. Throughout, the emphasis is on Chinese as used by native speakers today. Features include: copious examples to illustrate language points detailed contents list and index for easy access to information two glossaries: one of grammatical terms and one of Chinese characters

Details zur Ausgabe

• Verlag: Routledge
• Erscheinungsdatum: 1996
• ISBN 10: 0415135346
• ISBN 13: 9780415135344
• Einband: Tapa dura
• Sprache: Englisch
• Auflage: 1
• Anzahl der Seiten: 240