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Yale Language Ser.: Beginning Chinese by John DeFrancis (1976, Trade Paperback, Revised edition)

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A complete revision of the first volume in the Yale Linguistic Series, this new version, in pinyin romanization, and aimed at secondary school and college levels, is an introduction to spoken Chinese. It includes dialogues, pronunciation drills, sentence-building exercises, examples of characters, substitution drills, and miscellaneous exercises in the form of games like crossword puzzles. There is a combined glossary-index, supplementary vocabulary for each lesson, notes, and a detailed suggested study guide. The features of this introductory text for learning the Chinese language include: -Pinyin romanization-Vocabulary of 600 items-Pronunciation drills, dialogues, sentence-building exercises, pattern drills, substitution tables, games and other learning aids, memorization exercises, and a combined glossary-index-No characters are used

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PublisherYale University Press
ISBN-100300020589
ISBN-139780300020588
eBay Product ID (ePID)74310

Product Key Features

Number of Pages601 Pages
Publication NameBeginning Chinese
LanguageEnglish
SubjectGeneral, Chinese
Publication Year1976
FeaturesRevised Edition, Revised
TypeLanguage Course
AuthorJohn Defrancis
Subject AreaForeign Language Study
SeriesYale Language Ser.
FormatTrade Paperback

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Item Height1.8 in
Item Weight33.6 Oz
Item Length10.1 in
Item Width7.1 in

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Edition Number2
LCCN76-005099
Grade fromTenth Grade
Target AudienceScholarly & Professional
Grade toTwelfth Grade
Dewey Decimal495.18242

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  • by ctan2223
    12 Dec, 2023

    No school like the old school.

    I used the DeFrancis series when I learned Chinese 35 years ago. Recently, my son wanted to learn Chinese and he asked me which books to get. DeFrancis obviously. Old, reliable standards, and like good friends to me.

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