- Paperback: 176 pages
- Publisher: McGraw-Hill; 1 edition (Jan 11 1995)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 0844284815
- ISBN-13: 978-0844284811
- Product Dimensions: 20.2 x 12.6 x 2.6 cm
- Shipping Weight: 381 g
- Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: #2,358,956 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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This helpful book presents the basics of the challenging Chinese language. Chinese language is "romanized" and is therefore truly in plain English.
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2.0 out of 5 stars
Avoid this book,
By "god0" (Plano, TX USA) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Chinese in Plain English (Paperback)
On the plus side, the pronunciation guide at the front of the book is excellent. On the minus side; no tonal marks, many errors in the examples. I have shown this book to several native speakers in China and they said 'we don't say that'. In many of the examples the words appear to have been taken from a dictionary without consideration of use in context. The words are correct but the sentence has no meaning. I removed the pronunciation guide and tossed the book.
5.0 out of 5 stars
Useful learning resource,
By randomdigits (CA USA) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Chinese in Plain English (Paperback)
I use this book in conjunction with classroom instruction and a CD set (Instant Imersion Chinese) and find it very useful. It matches the structure of the classroom instruction and CDs well, and I haven't noticed any inconsistencies in the content. One shortcoming is that it does not use the pinyin tonal inflection marks. However, when used with other learning resources, that is not much of an issue. I find it very useful for basic vocabulary building and memorization drills; you really need to hear the language to learn the accent and cadence, and no book will provide that.
2.0 out of 5 stars
Not a tool for serious learners,
By puiwaihin@angelfire.com (Provo, UT) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Chinese in Plain English (Paperback)
This book attempts to be a shortcut for people who don't want to learn the pinyin system. This creates some fundamental problems. First, the romanization system it uses is subjective. While the author's choice of letters may seem logical for one accent, it does not make sense for all. Second, while the introduction gives lip service to the importance of tones, the entries fail to denote them in any way. I would not recommend this book to anyone. There are much better alternatives for a casual learner, and it is completely unsuitable for a serious student.
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