Burmese: An Introduction to the Spoken Language, Book 2

ohn Okell, Saw Tun, Khin Mya Swe, Northern Illinois University Center for Southeast Asian Studies

ISBN 10: 1877979422 / ISBN 13: 9781877979422

Published by Northern Illinois University, Center for Southeast Asian Studies, 1994

About this Item

II, 290 pages : 30 cm. New book, lacks audio cassettes (now available as a download).

Seller Inventory # 3soas4to586

Bibliographic Details

• Title: Burmese: An Introduction to the Spoken Language, Book 2
• Publisher: Northern Illinois University, Center for Southeast Asian Studies
• Publication Date: 1994
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1877979422
• ISBN 13: 9781877979422
• Binding: Soft cover
• Condition: As New
• Seller catalogs:
  • Southeast Asia
  • Language

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Synopsis

This introduction to spoken Burmese is the second of two volumes focusing on early encounters with Burmese speakers in Burma (Myanmar) or abroad (see Book 1 by same author). Includes 14 audio cassette tapes (to be upgraded to audio and MP3 CDs in 2008).

About the Author

John Okell, a graduate of The Queen's College, Oxford, is lecturer emeritus in Burmese at the University of London's School of Oriental and Asian Studies. He is the author of numerous articles on Burmese grammar, linguistics, and lexicography as well as First Steps in Burmese (1989), Burmese (Myanmar) Dictionary of Grammatical Forms (2001), A Guide to the Romanization of Burmese (2002), and A Reference Grammar of Colloquial Burmese (2002)