Beginning Chinese Reader

Beginning Chinese Reader

by John DeFrancis

Part of Yale linguistic series

1966
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A complete revision. this new version, in _Pīnyīn_ romanization, is aimed at secondary school and college levels. It is an introduction to spoken Pekingese or standard Mandarin, the most widely used Chinese dialect. Based on a vocabulary of some 600 items, the lessons include dialogues, pronunciation drills, sentence-building games, and substitution exercises. Two lessons are devoted to instruction in Chinese characters. There is a combined glossary-index, supplementary vocabulary, and a detailed suggested study guide. John DeFrancis is research professor of Chinese at Seton Hall University.

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