Title: Welcome to Chinese
First published: 2006
Description: Welcome to Chinese is a brief introduction to the main characteristics of Chinese, written so as to be accessible to the beginning student as well as to anyone considering learning the language or with a general interest in Chinese language and culture. It is not a language-learning title as such, but provides a demystifying overview of Chinese from linguistic, historical and social perspectives.
Subjects: Chinese language, History, Spoken Chinese, Language and culture