An Introduction to Literary Chinese: Second Edition

by Michael A. Fuller

Book Overview

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...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0674295862
• ISBN13: 9780674295865
• Release Date: April 2024
• Publisher: Harvard University Press
• Length: 310 Pages