Dreaming in Chinese : Mandarin lessons in life, love, and language / Deborah Fallows.
Dreaming in Chinese : Mandarin lessons in life, love, and language / Deborah Fallows.
Dreaming in Chinese : Mandarin lessons in life, love, and language / Deborah Fallows.
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Publisher
New York, N.Y. : Walker & Co., 2010.
Date
2010.
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N495.119/1
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Language
English
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Physical content
205 p. : ill., map ; 21 cm.
Contents
Wŏ ài nĭ! = I love you! : the grammar of romance -- Bú yào! = Don't want, don't need! : when rude is polite -- Shī, Shí, Shĭ, Shì = Lion, ten, to make, to be : language play as a national sport -- Dăbāo = Do you do takeout? : why the Chinese hear tones, and we don't -- Lăobăixìng = Com...
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Publisher
New York, N.Y. : Walker & Co., 2010.
Edition
1st U.S. ed.
Place of Publication
New York (State)
Date Published
2010.
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Summary
Deborah Fallows has spent much of her life learning languages and traveling around the world. But nothing prepared her for the surprises of learning Mandarin, China's most common language, or the intensity of living in Shanghai and Beijing. Over time, she realized that her struggles More...and triumphs in studying the language of her adopted home p...
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Dreaming in Chinese : Mandarin lessons in life, love, and language / Deborah Fallows.
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Mandarin lessons in life, love, and language.
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Originally published: London : Short Books, 2010.
Includes bibliographical references.
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N495.119/1
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74VKvZx6eoJX
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ISBN
0802779131
9780802779137
DDC
495.119
MMS ID
991021420619702626
