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The Accurate Use of Chinese:<br />

Practical Sentence Structures and<br />

Word usage for English Speakers<br />

Wen-Hua Teng<br />

Publisher: Routledge<br />

ISBN: 978-0-367-45609-2<br />

Date of Publication: February, <strong>2022</strong><br />

The Accurate Use of Chinese: Practical Sentence Structures and Word Usage for English<br />

Speakers is a unique learning resource for learners of Chinese who are English speakers.<br />

The primary goal is twofold: to help these learners leverage their existent knowledge in<br />

English and navigate the Chinese system with fewer obstacles; and also to help them<br />

prevent errors of which the underlying cause may be English. This is done through<br />

comparisons of selected grammar topics, language rules and word usages between the two<br />

languages. Grammar topics in English serve as the comparison points from which learners<br />

can gain a deeper understanding of the comparable, but differing structures in Chinese.<br />

The book's comparative approach is unique and innovative, designed to build a more<br />

nuanced and instinctive approach to grammar. A valuable resource for beginners to<br />

advanced learners and instructors of Chinese, the book contextualizes grammar structures<br />

and provides in-depth information not covered in Chinese language textbooks.<br />

The Accurate Use of Chinese<br />

Practical Sentence Structures and Word Usage for <br />

English Speakers<br />

<strong>September</strong>. <strong>2022</strong>. 38

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