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Product Identifiers

PublisherHarvard University, Asia Center

ISBN-100674295854

ISBN-139780674295858

eBay Product ID (ePID)12062505794

Product Key Features

Number of Pages350 Pages

LanguageEnglish

Publication NameIntroduction to Literary Chinese

Publication Year2024

SubjectLinguistics / Morphology, Chinese, Linguistics / General

TypeTextbook

AuthorMichael A. Fuller

Subject AreaForeign Language Study, Language Arts & Disciplines

SeriesHarvard East Asian Monographs

FormatHardcover

Dimensions

Item Height1.1 in

Item Weight39 Oz

Item Length11.3 in

Item Width8.9 in

Additional Product Features

Intended AudienceCollege Audience

LCCN2023-031718

Dewey Edition21

TitleLeadingAn

Series Volume Number469

Dewey Decimal495.1/82421

SynopsisThe second edition of An Introduction to Literary Chinese incorporates recent developments in linguistics and has been expanded to include a lesson on Buddhist texts. Ranging from basic syntax to advanced pre-modern writings, the thirty-six lessons in this textbook provide students practice in reading a variety of increasingly complex works., The second edition of An Introduction to Literary Chinese incorporates recent developments in linguistics and has been expanded to include a lesson on Buddhist texts. Beginning with an overview of literary Chinese-its phonology, morphology, and syntax, as well as a short account of the nature of the writing system-the textbook then presents thirty-six lessons of increasing difficulty designed to introduce students to the basic patterns of the language and give them practice in reading a variety of texts. Part I presents eight lessons on the basic syntactic components in literary Chinese. Each lesson begins with an overview of its topic, introduces an exemplary text, and provides a glossary, notes, and practice exercises. The sixteen lessons in Part II use increasingly long and complex texts to introduce styles of narrative and argumentation in literary Chinese and, at the same time, solidify students' grasp of the syntax. The advanced texts in the six lessons in Part III introduce students to central authors and philosophical traditions in premodern China and broaden the process of reading to include elements of cultural and historical interpretation. Part IV has six lessons comprising important Tang and Song dynasty prose and poetic texts.

LC Classification NumberPL1128.F85 2024