Claimed by some to have been compiled by Confucius in the 5th century BCE, the Book of Songs is an ancient anthology of Chinese poetry. Collecting poems over a number of centuries, the anthology - sometimes known as the Classic of Poetry (or Shi-jing) - is the oldest existing collection of Chinese poetry, comprising 305 works dating from the 11th to 7th centuries BCE. Some poems are shorter lyrics in simple language that are folk songs which record the voice of the common people, addressing love...
Guia De Conversacion (Trilingual Phrase Guide)
by Calonge Santandreu and Angel Garralda Ortega
This comprehensive trilingual phrase book serves as a useful reference book for visitors/business travellers/students from Spain and Spanish-speaking countries, Mainland China and Hong Kong. It covers a wide range of daily-life situations and is organized in three columns for quick and easy access.
Advanced Modern Chinese: Learning through Contemporary Film aims to develop Chinese advanced level students’ language skills through movies, broaden their knowledge about China, as well as develop their appreciation of the artistic characteristics of film. This textbook is based on the principles of Content-Based Instruction and ACTFL Foreign Language Proficiency Guidelines for the "advanced" level. The authors carefully selected ten movies, of which eight are released after 2015, by filmmaker...
Twenty Lectures on Chinese Culture (Yale Language (YUP)) (Linguistic)
by Parker Po-fei Huang
Designed to increase language proficiency while giving insight into Chinese civilization, this book contains lectures which include vocabulary, a romanized version of the lecture, a character version, phrases and sentences for translation from Chinese to English and from English to Chinese, and questions.
This study makes a linguistic case for the twentieth century revolution in Chinese language and literature. It offers a history of reform and change in the Chinese language throughout the country's history, and focuses on the concept of 'baihua', a language reform movement championed by Hu Shi and other scholars which laid the foundation for the May fourth New Literature Movement, the larger New Culture Movement and which now defines modern Chinese. Examining the differences between classical an...
Planning a trip to China and need to learn Chinese? Want to learn Chinese fast, quick and easy? Need a reference for your upcoming trip to China? Need grammar, spelling or just pronunciation of a word in the Chinese Language? Want to know how to say common greetings in Chinese? How about what you will need to say when dining and shopping? All the answers are just one click away!
The Matrix of Modernity and National Identity in Manchukuo Literature from 1937 to 1941
by Chao Liu
This is the first work in English to explore Manchukuo literature in its entirety. It provides comprehensive, in-depth, and thought-provoking research by placing the literary history of Manchukuo from 1937 to 1941 in specific cultural lineages and socio-political contexts and focusing on four major literary groups of that period—the Manshū rōmanha, the Sakubun writers, the Yiwenzhi intellectuals, and the Wenxuan School—to illuminate its underlying intellectual dynamics. As it turns out, Manchuku...
Chinese and English Phrase Book with the Chinese Pronunciation Indicated in English (Primary Sources, Historical Collections)
by Benoni Lanctot
On the Learning of Chinese
The Chinese Learner - Cultural, Psychological, and Contextual Influences
by David Watkins and John Biggs
Chinese-English Dictionary of the Vernacular or Spoken Language of Amoy
by Carstairs Douglas and Thomas Barclay
Berlitz Chinese Mandarin Phrase Book and Dictionary (Berlitz Phrasebooks)
Bright new covers in Berlitz blue for easier consumer and brand recognition - Over 30 titles in the range, covering 40 languages all with more than 1200 essential phrases plus a 2300 word dictionary - Sections covering the most popular situations - Basic expressions and greetings, eating out, travel, sightseeing, shopping, heath and more - New page design with improved colour coding for ease of use - Each phrasebook has a handy grammar reference section and full pronunciation guide
Emotions across Cultures (Roma Sinica)
It is now recognized that emotions have a history. In this book, eleven scholars examine a variety of emotions in ancient China and classical Greece, in their historical and social context. A general introduction presents the major issues in the analysis of emotions across cultures and over time in a given tradition. Subsequent chapters consider how specific emotions evolve and change. For example, whereas for early Chinese thinkers, worry was a moral defect, it was later celebrated as a sign th...
Berlitz: Mandarin Chinese Phrase Book & CD (Berlitz Phrase Book & CD)
This lightweight, portable pack features a phrase book from the bestselling "Berlitz" range plus a CD providing you with the key phrases to get the most out of your trip. The phrase book features over 8,000 everyday phrases that every traveller needs to speak confidently, plus a menu reader and culture tips to help you understand the country you are visiting. Full-colour photographs throughout help explain visually the currency, cash machines, ticket machines, motoring signs & much more. The CD...
Learning Mandarin Chinese has never been this easy. This trusty travel companion features comprehensive definitions and colorful images of daily life, helping you appreciate the nuances of the language and master pronunciation. Keep the Mandarin Chinese-English Bilingual Dictionary by your side as you shop, eat, socialize, travel, and work. With more than 10,000 fully illustrated terms arranged by theme and an easy-to-use audio app guiding you, learning and retaining key terms is simple. Insi...
Designed especially for international travelers, yet also suitable for foreign language labs in high schools and colleges, Travelwise programs are brand new, good looking, enjoyable to use, and compact enough to be easily packed with luggage when it's time to take that overseas trip. Travelwise programs are available as a book-only, or as a package that contains the book with a supplementary audiocassette and script booklet.