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Basic Cantoneseby Virginia Yip; Stephen Matthews
Routledge 1999; US$ 39.95This book introduces the essentials of Cantonese grammar in a straightforward and systematic way. Special attention is paid to topics which differ from English and European language structures. It is ideal for students new to the language. more...
Modern Mandarin Chinese Grammarby Claudia Ross; Jing-heng Ma
Routledge 2005; US$ 42.95Modern Mandarin Chinese Grammar: A practical guide is an innovative reference guide to Mandarin Chinese, combining traditional and function-based grammar in a single volume. more...
Intermediate Cantoneseby Virginia Yip; Stephen Matthews
Routledge 2000; US$ 40.95For learners wishing to progress from basic proficiency to more complex language. Combines clear grammar explanations with exercises and answer key. Follows on from its sister volume, Basic Cantonese . more...
Modern Mandarin Chinese Grammar Workbookby Claudia Ross; Jing-heng Ma
Routledge 2005; US$ 38.95The Modern Mandarin Chinese Grammar Workbook is an innovative book of exercises and language tasks for all learners of Mandarin Chinese. more...
Focus and Background Marking in Mandarin Chineseby Daniel Hole
RoutledgeCurzon 2003; US$ 195.00This is an investigation into the grammaticalized system of focus-background agreement in Mandarin Chinese. more...
Politics of Chinese Language and Cultureby Bob Hodge; Kam Louie
Routledge 1998; US$ 64.95An innovative text which adopts the tools of cultural studies to provide a fresh approach to the study of Chinese language, culture and society. The book tackles areas such as grammar, language, gender, popular culture, film and the Chinese diaspora and employs the concepts of social semiotics to extend the ideas of language and reading. Covering a range of cultural texts, it will help to break down the boundaries around the ideas and identities of East and West and provide a more relevant analysis of the Chinese and China. more...
The Morphology of Chineseby Jerome L. Packard
Cambridge University Press 2000; US$ 62.00Jerome Packard analyses the linguistic and cognitive nature of Chinese words, dispelling the common misconception that the Chinese language has no morphology. His ground-breaking study demonstrates how analysis of Chinese word formation enhances our understanding of the linguistic properties shared by all languages. more...
Tone Sandhiby Matthew Y. Chen; S. R. Anderson; J. Bresnan; B. Comrie; W. Dressler; C. J. Ewen; R. Huddleston
Cambridge University Press 2000; US$ 62.00Matthew Chen's landmark study offers the most comprehensive analysis to date of the rich and complex patterns of tone used in Chinese languages. His book, the culmination of a ten-year research project, explores a range of important theoretical issues against a wealth of empirical data not previously accessible to linguists. more...
Modern Chineseby Ping Chen
Cambridge University Press 1999; US$ 30.00The Chinese language has undergone drastic changes over the past century. This book presents a comprehensive account of the development of Modern Chinese from the late nineteenth century to the 1990s, describing the establishment of Modern Spoken Chinese and Modern Written Chinese, and the reform of the Chinese script. more...
Chinese Phrases For Dummiesby Wendy Abraham
John Wiley & Sons, Inc. 2005; US$ 9.99Hundreds of useful phrases at your fingertips Speak Chinese - instantly! Traveling to China but don't know Chinese? Taking Chinese at school but need to kick up your conversation skills? Don't worry! This handy little phrasebook will have you speaking Chinese in no time. Discover how to Get directions, shop, and eat out Talk numbers, dates, time, and money Chat about family and work Discuss sports and the weather Deal with problems and emergencies more...