Description
| Summary: | In this book Edward McDonald takes a fresh look at issues of language in Chinese studies. He takes the viewpoint of the university student of Chinese with the ultimate goal of becoming 'sinophone': that is, developing a fluency and facility at operating in Chinese-language contexts comparable to their own mother tongue. While the entry point for most potential sinophones is the Chinese language classroom, the kinds of "language" and "culture" on offer there are rarely questioned, and the links between the forms of the language and the situations in which they may be used are rarely drawn. The
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (xxi, 241 pages) : illustrations |
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| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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| ISBN: | 9780203840726
0203840720
9781136887192
1136887199
1283373866
9781283373869
9780203839805
0203839803
9781136887147
1136887148
9781136887185
1136887180 |
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| Source of Description, Etc. Note: | Print version record. |
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