TY - BOOK AU - Sun,Chaofen TI - Chinese: a linguistic introduction SN - 051121894X AV - PL1071 .S86 2006eb U1 - 495.18 22 PY - 2006/// CY - Cambridge PB - Cambridge University Press KW - Chinese language KW - Linguistics KW - Chinois (Langue) KW - Linguistique KW - linguistics KW - aat KW - FOREIGN LANGUAGE STUDY KW - Chinese KW - bisacsh KW - fast KW - Chinees KW - gtt KW - Chinois (langue) KW - ram KW - rasuqam KW - Écriture chinoise KW - Morphologie (Linguistique) KW - Syntaxe KW - Prononciation KW - Electronic books N1 - Includes bibliographical referencesand index; Cover; Half-title; Series-title; Title; Copyright; Contents; Maps; Tables; Figures; Preface; Major chronological divisions of Chinese history; Major periods of the Chinese language; Introduction; 1 Historical background of the language; 2 Phonetics of standard Chinese; 3 Chinese morphology 1; 4 Chinese morphology 2; 5 Chinese writing; 6 Chinese language and culture; 7 Chinese syntax 1; 8 Chinese syntax 2; Appendix 1 Phonetic symbols; Appendix 2 Capitalized abbreviations; References; Index N2 - A comprehensive guide to the linguistic structure of Chinese, providing an accessible introduction to its writing system, pronunciation, grammar and word-formation, and its social, cultural and historical background. It will greatly benefit teachers and learners of Chinese, and also linguists beginning work on the structure of this major world language UR - https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&AN=304494 ER -