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Beginning Chinese Reader, Part 1
John Defrancis
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Description for Beginning Chinese Reader, Part 1
Paperback. Series: Yale Language. Num Pages: 539 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 2GDC; CF; CJBR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 257 x 179 x 45. Weight in Grams: 1106.
This second edition, like the earlier first edition, introduces some of the main varieties of Chinese as found before and after the establishment of the People's Republic of China in 1949. While continuing to stress the basic importance of the traditional usages, such as the regular characters to be found in all materials published before the adoption of the simplified forms in 1956 and still in use in some areas, the present revision goes further in contrasting variant usages and in providing additional material relevant to the PRC.
Closely related with the author's Beginning Chinese and its ... Read more
This second edition, like the earlier first edition, introduces some of the main varieties of Chinese as found before and after the establishment of the People's Republic of China in 1949. While continuing to stress the basic importance of the traditional usages, such as the regular characters to be found in all materials published before the adoption of the simplified forms in 1956 and still in use in some areas, the present revision goes further in contrasting variant usages and in providing additional material relevant to the PRC.
Closely related with the author's Beginning Chinese and its ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1977
Publisher
Yale University Press
Condition
New
Series
Yale Language
Number of Pages
539
Place of Publication
, United States
ISBN
9780300020601
SKU
V9780300020601
Shipping Time
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Ref
99-18
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