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The mandarin student will meet with scarcely any new idioms here. Of words, there are a few tens not used in the fashionable colloquial. It is in sounds that the greatest vari ation exists, and an attempt has therefore been made to form a correct nomenclature for tones, and for the alphabetic ele ments of spoken words. For the latter, Sir W. Jones' system.
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- Publication date2018
- ISBN 10 0282186956
- ISBN 13 9780282186951
- BindingPaperback
- LanguageEnglish
- Number of pages235
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Paperback. Condition: New. Print on Demand. This book presents a comprehensive and systematic grammatical analysis of the Shanghai dialect of the Chinese language. The author draws comparisons to the standard Mandarin dialect. It begins by noting the differences in written phonetic systems between the two dialects, then provides an alphabetical sound guide drawing on established methods for spelling Chinese sounds. The book then moves on to explore the eight tones of Shanghai dialect, carefully describing how each of them affects the pitch and intonation of spoken words. The book is a valuable resource for linguists and students of Chinese, providing a thorough exploration of the distinct phonetic character of Shanghai dialect. This book is a reproduction of an important historical work, digitally reconstructed using state-of-the-art technology to preserve the original format. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in the book. print-on-demand item. Seller Inventory # 9780282186951_0
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