Intermediate Chinese Reader
Intermediate Chinese Reader by John DeFrancis, published by Yale University Press in 1967, is a comprehensive resource designed for learners of the Chinese language. This edition comprises 748 pages and is presented in English. As a sequel to the Beginning Chinese Reader, it is closely aligned with the author’s other works, including Beginning Chinese and Advanced Chinese, providing a structured approach to language acquisition.
Readers will find that this text introduces 400 new characters and approximately 2,500 compounds, all integrated into illustrative sentences, dialogues, and narrative forms. The book includes supplementary lessons, summary charts, and indexes, following a format similar to that of the Beginning Chinese Reader. This resource is particularly beneficial for those engaged in foreign language study, offering a thorough exploration of the Chinese language and its complexities.
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A sequel to Beginning Chinese Reader, this text is closely correlated with the author’s Beginning Chinese, Advanced Chinese, and the character versions of these two texts. It contains 400 new characters, some 2,500 compounds, and about 200,000 characters of running text. All compounds appear in illustrative sentences, in dialogues, and in narrative or expository form. Supplementary lessons, summary charts, indexes, and other aids follow the general pattern of those in Beginning Chinese Reader. This work was supported by a contract with the U.S. Office of Education. Yale Linguistic Series. Mr. DeFrancis, research professor of Chinese at Seton Hall University, is visiting professor of Chinese at the University of Hawaii.
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