Author: A. Neville J. WhymantPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Cantonese dialects
Languages : en
Pages : 120
Book Description
Colloquial Chinese (northern)
Author: A. Neville J. WhymantPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Cantonese dialects
Languages : en
Pages : 120
Book Description
Colloquial Chinese (Northern)
Author: Colloquial Chinese (northern)
Author: A. Neville J. WhymantPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Cantonese dialects
Languages : en
Pages : 120
Book Description
Grammatical Studies in the Colloquial Language of Northern China, Especially Designed for the Use of Missionaries
Author: Jasper Scudder McIlvainePublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Chinese language
Languages : en
Pages : 122
Book Description
Colloquial Chinese (Northern) (Classic Reprint)
Author: A. Neville J. WhymantPublisher: Forgotten Books
ISBN: 9780483117631
Category : Foreign Language Study
Languages : en
Pages : 116
Book Description
Excerpt from Colloquial Chinese (Northern) There has been current for a long time past a widespread belief that Chinese stands in the same relation to Japanese as does English to French or English to German. No doubt this idea was born and fostered by the propinquity of the two far-eastern nations. Radically, however, the two languages are as far apart as the Poles. Japanese came from the South, a language colloquially expressive and with a strongly developed agglutinative tendency, but innocent of any script. The Chinese, however, had not only an artistic system of writing, but also a comprehensive litera ture. The newly-arrived tenants of the Land of the Rising Sun immediately borrowed the ideographic scheme of their Western neighbours and began the laborious task of fitting it to their own polysyllabic Speech. Thus arose one of the most peculiar of popular delusions for Chinese is essentially monosyllabic. By the invention and frequent use of written equivalents of the colloquial particles, however, the Japanese overcame what must have seemed at first a supreme difficulty. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
Colloquial Chinese
Author: Whymant A Neville JPublisher: Legare Street Press
ISBN: 9781020873522
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Colloquial Chinese Northern is a language learning book that teaches the Mandarin dialect spoken in northern China. Written by A. Neville J. Whymant, an expert in Chinese linguistics, this book includes practical lessons and exercises that will help the learner quickly acquire the skills needed to communicate in Chinese. This book is an excellent resource for anyone who wants to learn the language and culture of northern China. This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.
Studies in Colloquial Chinese and Its History
Author: Richard VanNess SimmonsPublisher: Hong Kong University Press
ISBN: 9888754092
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
Languages : en
Pages : 297
Book Description
Studies in Colloquial Chinese and Its History: Dialect and Text presents cutting-edge research into issues regarding prestige colloquial languages in China in their spoken forms and as well as their relationship to written forms and the colloquial literary language. These include the standard regional languages and prestige dialects of the past, the influence of historical forms of spoken Chinese on written Chinese, the history of guānhuà and the history of báihuà, proto-dialects and supra-regional common languages (koines), and their relationship to spoken dialects. The various studies in this collection focus on the dialect groups with the most substantial written tradition, including Mandarin, Wu, Min, and Cantonese, in north, central and eastern coastal, and southern China respectively. The contributors explore the histories of these dialects in their written and spoken forms, presenting a variegated view of the history and development of the regional forms, including their evolution and influence. This edited volume expands our understanding of the underlying factors in the formation of supra-regional common languages in China, and the written forms to which they gave rise. It broadens our understanding of the evolution of written and spoken forms of Chinese from a comparative perspective, revealing the interrelationships of various areal forms of Chinese and historical koines in China. “This is a rigorous and cohesive collection of articles important to our understanding of the development of the current modern varieties, and also to our understanding of the creation and interpretation of the texts themselves. Anyone interested in empirical work on Chinese dialects would find this of interest.” —Randy J. LaPolla (羅仁地), Fellow of the Australian Academy of the Humanities (FAHA) “The history of Chinese dialects and Mandarin is a source of interest for many scholars. It is rare, however, to meet a collection that addresses the history and appearance of writing in such a detailed and unconventional way. This unique volume deepens our understanding and offers new insights into established scholarship. A highly recommended publication.” —Marinus van den Berg (范德博), Editor of the Journal of Asian Pacific Communication (JAPC)
Grammar of Colloquial Chinese --.
Author: Joseph EdkinsA Grammar of the Chinese Colloquial Language Commonly Called the Mandarin Dialect
Author: Joseph EdkinsPublisher: BoD – Books on Demand
ISBN: 3752581085
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 294
Book Description
Reprint of the original, first published in 1864.
A Grammar of Colloquial Chinese, as Exhibited in the Shanghai Dialect
Author: Joseph EdkinsPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Chinese language
Languages : en
Pages : 268
Book Description