Basic Chinese: A Grammar and Workbook (Routledge Grammars) |
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Yip Po-Ching, Don Rimmington
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Pages: 224 (Paperback)
ISBN: 0415160375
Pub: Routledge
Pub date: 1998-09-24
Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 33911
Reader Reviews:
An excellent introduction. (2/2 people found this helpful)
A friend recommended this to me, but unfortuately it was a long time before I got my hands on it and had waded through other texts beforehand - some useful, most cumbersome. Some explanations get a bit metalingual, but the examples are friendly and the exercises do the job of consolidating well. Incidentally, the last time I was in England it was the first time my friend had seen a squirrel, and very exciting it was too!
Modern, clear and will take you beyond 'basic' (12/12 people found this helpful)
The book starts with the simplest principles, and actually continues to advanced topics such as the 'le' particle, by the end of the book. Therefore it gives a very solid grounding in Chinese grammar, supported by plenty of exercises ranging from the traditional prose translation type, to error-correction style activities. Full of detail presented very concisely, it's ideal for an ab initio uni student, or anyone interested in getting a good grasp on how the language works, rather than the casual holiday maker after a minimal working knowledge.
Some of the example sentences are a bit odd - not that it's a bad thing, since a bit of humour (intended or otherwise) never did learning any harm! Try 'before she went to England she had never seen a squirrel'. Lovely! Now I know what a songshu is.
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