Hai-Tao Tang - The Princeton Language Program Modern Chinese: Classical Chinese Supplement 1 : Introduction to Grammar read PDF, DOC
9780691118352 0691118353 Classical Chinese has prevailed as a written language in China for more than three millennia, and entrance to China's vast literary treasury rests in an understanding of classical Chinese grammar. This concise yet comprehensive textbook offers an unsurpassed introduction to the grammar of classical Chinese and allows readers to acquire the necessary proficiency to read and enjoy traditional Chinese texts with ease. Texts are presented in Chinese and English, and show the structural characteristics of basic sentence types in classical Chinese. The textbook examines critical words, phrases, and idiomatic constructions in terms of their respective positions and functions in a classical Chinese sentence. Examples illustrate each sentence type and are followed by precise translations in modern Chinese and English. Step-by-step exercises and answers are provided. Rigorously field-tested and fine-tuned in classroom settings, "Classical Chinese: Introduction to Grammar" is the ideal complement to the three-volume textbook "Classical Chinese: A Basic Reader" and its supplementary volumes--"Readings in Poetry and Prose," "Selections from Historical Texts," and "Selections from Philosophical Texts." Taken together, these books provide the definitive resource for students and instructors of classical Chinese language and culture., Offering an unsurpassed introduction to the grammar of classical Chinese, this book makes an ideal complement to the three-volume textbook Classical Chinese: A Basic Reader. The main text and its four supplementary volumes together represent the most comprehensive and authoritative textbook on the language, literature, philosophy, history, and religion of premodern China. Rigorously and extensively field-tested and fine-tuned for years in classroom settings by three members of the Chinese Linguistics Project at Princeton University, it sets a new standard for the field. The other supplementary volumes include readings in poetry and prose, selections from historical texts, and selections from philosophical texts. As in the main volumes, all the reading texts here are supplemented by corresponding exercises with which to review and reinforce classroom learning. With Classical Chinese: A Basic Readerand its supplementary volumes, Naiying Yuan, Haitao Tang, and James Geiss provide the definitive new resource for students and instructors of classical Chinese language or culture, one whose impact will be lasting.
9780691118352 0691118353 Classical Chinese has prevailed as a written language in China for more than three millennia, and entrance to China's vast literary treasury rests in an understanding of classical Chinese grammar. This concise yet comprehensive textbook offers an unsurpassed introduction to the grammar of classical Chinese and allows readers to acquire the necessary proficiency to read and enjoy traditional Chinese texts with ease. Texts are presented in Chinese and English, and show the structural characteristics of basic sentence types in classical Chinese. The textbook examines critical words, phrases, and idiomatic constructions in terms of their respective positions and functions in a classical Chinese sentence. Examples illustrate each sentence type and are followed by precise translations in modern Chinese and English. Step-by-step exercises and answers are provided. Rigorously field-tested and fine-tuned in classroom settings, "Classical Chinese: Introduction to Grammar" is the ideal complement to the three-volume textbook "Classical Chinese: A Basic Reader" and its supplementary volumes--"Readings in Poetry and Prose," "Selections from Historical Texts," and "Selections from Philosophical Texts." Taken together, these books provide the definitive resource for students and instructors of classical Chinese language and culture., Offering an unsurpassed introduction to the grammar of classical Chinese, this book makes an ideal complement to the three-volume textbook Classical Chinese: A Basic Reader. The main text and its four supplementary volumes together represent the most comprehensive and authoritative textbook on the language, literature, philosophy, history, and religion of premodern China. Rigorously and extensively field-tested and fine-tuned for years in classroom settings by three members of the Chinese Linguistics Project at Princeton University, it sets a new standard for the field. The other supplementary volumes include readings in poetry and prose, selections from historical texts, and selections from philosophical texts. As in the main volumes, all the reading texts here are supplemented by corresponding exercises with which to review and reinforce classroom learning. With Classical Chinese: A Basic Readerand its supplementary volumes, Naiying Yuan, Haitao Tang, and James Geiss provide the definitive new resource for students and instructors of classical Chinese language or culture, one whose impact will be lasting.