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The Analytical Reader: A Short Method for Learning to Read and Write Chinese (Classic Reprint) - Softcover
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Several years ago I commenced a volume, on a plan somewhat similar to that of the present work. Its progress was interrupted by a voyage to America; but when I returned, I was enabled to resume the task on a better basis. At first I had been guided in the selection of characters by no surer rule than the judgment of a Chinese scribe, who culled them from the pages of K'ang hi's Dictionary. I was now favored with a list, formed on scienti fic principles, in which every character was placed with numerical precision according to the frequency of its use.
For this, I was indebted to Mr. Wm. Gamble, Superintendent of the Presbyterian Mission Press.
Mr. Gamble prepared it for a purpose very different from mine, viz. To ascertain the proportion in which the several letters would be required in casting a font of metallic type; and to determine in what order the types should be arranged, so as to bring those in most common use, nearest to the hand of the compositor Both of these ends it succeeded in effecting - preventing a waste of metal in casting useless type, and increasing the rapidity of composition. But it was obvious that a collection arranged with such elaborate care might be adapted to a higher end - to save the time expended in learning rare or useless characters, and abbreviate for foreign students, or Chinese pupils the tedious task of acquiring the written language. The process by which these tables were constructed is well stated by Mr. Gamble, in an Introduction, the greater part of which I take the liberty of transcribing, for the sake of the information it contains.
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- PublisherForgotten Books
- Publication date2020
- ISBN 10 0282629424
- ISBN 13 9780282629427
- BindingPaperback
- LanguageEnglish
- Number of pages212
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Paperback. Condition: New. Print on Demand. This book introduces readers to the written Chinese language by introducing a selection of 2,000 characters and their corresponding sounds. The author, an experienced scholar, has compiled this introductory reader from a vast collection of classic texts, ensuring that the characters included are the most frequently used. While characters are organized into chapters according to their complexity, the book can be used alongside any book or curriculum that teaches Mandarin or other vernacular Chinese dialects. Organized into four chapters, this book guides readers from the most common characters to those which appear less frequently. Each character is broken down into its constituent parts, and the author provides a translation and definition for each character and element. In addition to individual characters, this book includes example sentences and provides extra practice with exercises and puzzles to reinforce learning. The final chapter includes six styles of calligraphy, adding to the richness of this foundational resource. 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 # 9780282629427_0
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