A Practical Chinese Grammar for Foreigners (with Workbook)

A Practical Chinese Grammar for Foreigners was first published in 1988 and has been reprinted for many times and has achieved widespread influence. This book is the revised edition which makes important and valuable modification to the original edition based on the suggestions and comments of the teachers and students. This book gives concise, detailed and explicit explanations of the grammar points. In the aspect of content, besides introducing the most basic and practical grammatical rules, it also has more practical chapters. "A Practical Chinese Grammar for Foreigners" is a Chinese-English bilingual primer of modern Chinese grammar. In compiling this work, the authors have drawn their years of experience in both teaching Chinese as a foreign language and compilation of language textbooks. Fundamental grammar rules are explained in a concise and comprehensive way. Numerous example sentences and tables are provided to highlight the classification and functions of words, phrases and sentences. Exercises in diverse forms and answer key provided at the end of the book facilitate self-study. A key characteristic of this book is that it selects a number of grammatical points which may be obstacles for non native speakers and specific notes are given about the usage of these grammatical points. this book will serve as a valuable and handy reference for both students and teachers of Chinese home and abroad The grammar explanation in A Practical Chinese Grammar for Foreigners (Bilingual Version of English And Chinese) is simple and clear, getting to the point with concise words. Besides introducing the most basic and the most practical grammatical rules, from the perspective of teaching Chinese as a foreign language, it sets chapters such as Ways of Showing Comparison and Ways of Expressing Emphasis. Moreover, in each unit, it targets the things that need attention in usage, plus the charts and examples are very practical. Li Dejin, Cheng Meizhen Bian Zhu ; Li Dejin, Jin Dehou Xiu Ding ; Liu Ying Xiu Ding Ying Yi. Volume 2: Supplemental Material. Includes Bibliographical References (page 652). Chinese And English. 李德津, 程美珍编著 ; 李德津, 金德厚修订 ; 刘瑛修订英译.