Modern Mandarin Chinese Grammar Workbook
3rd Edition
Published on 24. January 2024
Book
Hardback
368 pages
978-1-032-36931-0 (ISBN)
Description
Modern Mandarin Chinese Grammar Workbook, third edition, is a book of exercises and language tasks to facilitate practice and reinforce language use. Divided into two sections, the Workbook initially provides exercises based on essential grammatical structures, and moves on to practice everyday functions such as making introductions, apologizing, and expressing needs.
With an extensive answer key at the back to enable students to check on their progress, main features include:
Exercises at various levels of challenge for a broad range of learners
Cross-referencing to the related Modern Mandarin Chinese Grammar
A comprehensive index to exercises alphabetically arranged in terms of structures, functions, and key Chinese structure vocabulary
This third edition also offers a revised and expanded selection of exercises including new task-based exercises.
Modern Mandarin Chinese Grammar Workbook is ideal for all learners of Mandarin Chinese, from beginner to intermediate and advanced students. It can be used both independently and alongside Modern Mandarin Chinese Grammar, which is also published by Routledge.
With an extensive answer key at the back to enable students to check on their progress, main features include:
Exercises at various levels of challenge for a broad range of learners
Cross-referencing to the related Modern Mandarin Chinese Grammar
A comprehensive index to exercises alphabetically arranged in terms of structures, functions, and key Chinese structure vocabulary
This third edition also offers a revised and expanded selection of exercises including new task-based exercises.
Modern Mandarin Chinese Grammar Workbook is ideal for all learners of Mandarin Chinese, from beginner to intermediate and advanced students. It can be used both independently and alongside Modern Mandarin Chinese Grammar, which is also published by Routledge.
More details
Series
Edition
3rd edition
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Target group
College/higher education
Primary & secondary/elementary & high school
AS/A2, Adult education, Postgraduate, and Undergraduate
Illustrations
8 s/w Abbildungen, 8 s/w Zeichnungen, 19 s/w Tabellen
19 Tables, black and white; 8 Line drawings, black and white; 8 Illustrations, black and white
Dimensions
Height: 250 mm
Width: 175 mm
Thickness: 25 mm
Weight
834 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-032-36931-0 (9781032369310)
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Claudia Ross | Jing-heng Sheng Ma | Baozhang He
Modern Mandarin Chinese Grammar Workbook
E-Book
01/2024
3rd Edition
Routledge
€53.99
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Claudia Ross | Jing-heng Sheng Ma | Baozhang He
Modern Mandarin Chinese Grammar Workbook
E-Book
01/2024
3rd Edition
Routledge
€53.99
Available for download
Claudia Ross | Jing-heng Sheng Ma | Baozhang He
Modern Mandarin Chinese Grammar Workbook
Book
01/2024
3rd Edition
Routledge
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Previous edition
Claudia Ross | Jing-heng Sheng Ma | Baozhang He
Modern Mandarin Chinese Grammar Workbook
Book
10/2015
2nd Edition
Routledge
€193.45
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Persons
Claudia Ross, Professor Emeritus of Chinese, College of the Holy Cross.
Jing-Heng Sheng Ma, Professor Emeritus of Chinese, Wellesley College.
Baozhang He, Associate Professor Emeritus of Chinese, College of the Holy Cross.
Pei-Chia Chen, Senior Lecturer and Academic Coordinator of the Chinese Program, University of California San Diego.
Meng Yeh, Teaching Professor of Chinese, Rice University.
Jing-Heng Sheng Ma, Professor Emeritus of Chinese, Wellesley College.
Baozhang He, Associate Professor Emeritus of Chinese, College of the Holy Cross.
Pei-Chia Chen, Senior Lecturer and Academic Coordinator of the Chinese Program, University of California San Diego.
Meng Yeh, Teaching Professor of Chinese, Rice University.
Content
Introduction
How to use this book
Part A: Structures
1 Overview of Pronunciation and Pinyin Romanization
2 Syllable, Meaning, and Word
3 The Chinese Writing System: An Overview
4 Phrase order in the Mandarin sentence
5 Nouns
6 Numbers
7 Specifiers and Demonstratives
8 Classifiers
9 Noun Phrases
10 Adjectives and Adjectival Verbs
11 Stative Verbs
12 Modal Verbs
13 Action Verbs
14 Prepositions and Prepositional Phrases
15 Adverbs
16 Conjunctions
17 Aspect
18 Resulative Verbs
19 Directional Verbs
20 ? B? Sentences: The 'Disposal' Construction
21 The Passive
Part B: Situations and Functions
22 Names, Kinship Terms, Titles, and Terms of Address
23 Introductions
24 Greetings and Goodbyes
25 Basic Strategies for Communication
26 Telecommunications and E-Communications: Telephones, the Internet, and Social Media
27 Negating Information
28 Asking questions, Answering Questions, and Reporting Questions
29 Expressing Identification, Possession, and Existence
30 Describing People, Places, and Things
31 Describing How Actions are Performed
32 Indicating Result, Conclusion, Potential, and Extent
33 Making Comparisons
34 Talking About the Present
35 Talking About Habitual Actions
36 Talking About the Future
37 Indicating Completion and Talking About the Past
38 Talking About Change, New Situations, and Changing Situations
39 Talking About Duration and Frequency
40 Expressing Additional Information
41 Expressing Contrast
42 Expressing Sequence
43 Expressing Simultaneous Situations
44 Expressing Cause and Effect or Reason and Result
45 Expressing Conditions
46. Expressing 'Both,' 'All,' 'Every,' 'Any,' 'None,' 'Not Any,' and 'No Matter How'
47 Expressing Location and Distance
48 Talking about Movement, Directions, and Means of Transportation
49 Talking about Clock Time and Calendar Time
50 Expressing Obligation and Prohibitions
51 Expressing Commands and Permission
52 Expressing Ability and Possibility
53 Expressing Desires, Needs, Preferences, and Willingness
54 Expressing Knowledge, Advice, and Opinions
55 Expressing Fear, Worry, and Anxiety
56 Expressing Speaker Attitudes and Perspectives with Interjections and Final Particles
57 Topic, Focus, and Emphasis
58 Guest and Host
59 Giving and Responding to Compliments
60 Expressing Satisfaction and Dissatisfaction
61 Expressing Gratitude and Responding to Expressions of Gratitude
62 Invitations, Requests, and Refusals
63 Expressing Apologies, Regrets, Sympathy, and Bad News
64 Expressing Congratulations and Good Wishes
Answer Key
How to use this book
Part A: Structures
1 Overview of Pronunciation and Pinyin Romanization
2 Syllable, Meaning, and Word
3 The Chinese Writing System: An Overview
4 Phrase order in the Mandarin sentence
5 Nouns
6 Numbers
7 Specifiers and Demonstratives
8 Classifiers
9 Noun Phrases
10 Adjectives and Adjectival Verbs
11 Stative Verbs
12 Modal Verbs
13 Action Verbs
14 Prepositions and Prepositional Phrases
15 Adverbs
16 Conjunctions
17 Aspect
18 Resulative Verbs
19 Directional Verbs
20 ? B? Sentences: The 'Disposal' Construction
21 The Passive
Part B: Situations and Functions
22 Names, Kinship Terms, Titles, and Terms of Address
23 Introductions
24 Greetings and Goodbyes
25 Basic Strategies for Communication
26 Telecommunications and E-Communications: Telephones, the Internet, and Social Media
27 Negating Information
28 Asking questions, Answering Questions, and Reporting Questions
29 Expressing Identification, Possession, and Existence
30 Describing People, Places, and Things
31 Describing How Actions are Performed
32 Indicating Result, Conclusion, Potential, and Extent
33 Making Comparisons
34 Talking About the Present
35 Talking About Habitual Actions
36 Talking About the Future
37 Indicating Completion and Talking About the Past
38 Talking About Change, New Situations, and Changing Situations
39 Talking About Duration and Frequency
40 Expressing Additional Information
41 Expressing Contrast
42 Expressing Sequence
43 Expressing Simultaneous Situations
44 Expressing Cause and Effect or Reason and Result
45 Expressing Conditions
46. Expressing 'Both,' 'All,' 'Every,' 'Any,' 'None,' 'Not Any,' and 'No Matter How'
47 Expressing Location and Distance
48 Talking about Movement, Directions, and Means of Transportation
49 Talking about Clock Time and Calendar Time
50 Expressing Obligation and Prohibitions
51 Expressing Commands and Permission
52 Expressing Ability and Possibility
53 Expressing Desires, Needs, Preferences, and Willingness
54 Expressing Knowledge, Advice, and Opinions
55 Expressing Fear, Worry, and Anxiety
56 Expressing Speaker Attitudes and Perspectives with Interjections and Final Particles
57 Topic, Focus, and Emphasis
58 Guest and Host
59 Giving and Responding to Compliments
60 Expressing Satisfaction and Dissatisfaction
61 Expressing Gratitude and Responding to Expressions of Gratitude
62 Invitations, Requests, and Refusals
63 Expressing Apologies, Regrets, Sympathy, and Bad News
64 Expressing Congratulations and Good Wishes
Answer Key