Not a how-to text, this beguiling book is instead a fascinating look at Chinese language and culture. Ranging through history, literature, folklore, linguistics, and sociology, this is a breezy, straightforward primer of surprising breadth.
Not a how-to text, this beguiling book is instead a fascinating look at Chinese language and culture. Ranging through history, literature, folklore, linguistics, and sociology, this is a breezy, straightforward primer of surprising breadth.
In this major new book, leading cultural thinker Ien Ang engages with urgent questions of identity in an age of globalisation and diaspora. The starting point for Ang's discussion is the experience...
This book is for those with experience learning Mandarin but who need confidence interacting in everyday situations. What distinguishes Let's Speak Chinese! from other language acquisition guides is...
A handy supplement to studying characters in class or independently that teaches useful tricks for remembering words and tones.From one of the authors of Basic Patterns of Chinese...