Using Chinese: a guide to contemporary usage
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Cambridge [u.a.]
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2009
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| Physical Description: | VIII, 290 S. |
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Autor: Walls, Yvonne Li
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Contents
1 Varieties of language and register 1
1.1 Introduction 1
1.2 The Chinese language and its distribution 2
1.2.1 Modern Chinese 2
1.2.2 Regional différences in spoken Chinese - the dialects 3
1.2.3 Regional differences - within Mandarin 3
1.2.4 The spoken language 4
1.2.5 The written language and writing system 6
1.3 Overview of register in Chinese 7
1.3.1 Illustrations of register 8
2 Vocabulary and usage 10
2.1 Parts of speech 10
2.2 Word formation 11
2.2.1 Compounding 11
2.2.2 Prefixes 12
2.2.3 Suffixes 12
2.2.4 New words 13
2.3 Homonyms 14
2.4 Homophones 16
2.5 Homographs 19
2.6 New and recent words 25
2.7 Computer and internet-related words 44
2.7.1 Terms for things 44
2.7.2 Terms for actions 45
2.7.3 Text messaging, blogging, and online chatting abbreviations 46
2.8 Quotable quotes from the classics 46
2.9 Idioms 52
2.10 Four-character set phrases 55
2.11 Proverbs and common sayings 100
2.12 Punning allusion 133
2.13 Metaphorical allusion 135
2.14 Onomatopoeia 139
2.14.1 Animal sounds 139
Contents
2.14.2 Human, inanimate, and mechanical sounds 139
2.14.3 Other onomatopoeic expressions 140
2.15 Mimetopoeia 140
2.16 Riddles 142
2.17 Tongue twisters 144
2.18 Colors 145
2.19 Opposites 148
2.20 Figurative expressions 150
2.21 Vulgar sayings and insulting words 156
2.22 Issues in translation 158
2.23 Transliteration vs. translation 159
3 Functional language 161
3.1 Proper names 161
3.1.1 Surnames 161
3.1.2 Personal names 163
3.1.3 Continents 164
3.1.4 Highest peaks in the world 164
3.1.5 Major mountain ranges in China 165
3.1.6 Oceans 165
3.1.7 Seas 166
3.1.8 Major rivers in the world 167
3.1.9 Rivers in China 168
3.1.10 Major lakes in the world 169
3.1.11 Lakes in China 170
3.1.12 Countries and their capitals 171
3.1.13 Administrative divisions in China 178
3.2 Festivals 180
3.3 Holidays 181
3.4 Family relationships 181
3.5 Forms of address 185
3.6 Social interaction 187
3.6.1 Greetings 187
3.6.2 Introductions 188
3.6.3 Farewells 189
3.6.4 Apologies 189
3.6.5 Requests 190
3.6.6 Refusals 191
3.6.7 Invitations 192
3.6.8 Compliments 192
3.6.9 Self-deprecating responses 193
3.6.10 Regrets 193
3.6.11 Thanks 194
3.6.12 Polite expressions 194
3.6.13 Emergency expressions 195
3.7 Directions 196
3.8 Measurements 196
VI
Contents
3.Í 3.1 Length 197
3.Í 3.2 Area 197
3.S 3.3 Land Area 198
3.f 3.4 Weight 198
3.Í 3.5 Volume 199
3.f 3.6 Capacity 199
3.9 Temperature 199
3.10 Calendar 199
3.10.1 Year 203
3.10.2 Month 203
3.10.3 Week 204
3.10.4 Time of day 204
3.10.5 Duration of Time 205
3.11 Currency 205
3.12 Numbers 206
3.12.1 Numerals 206
3.12.2 Ordinals 207
3.12.3 Decimals 208
3.12.4 Percentages 208
3.12.5 Fractions 208
3.12.6 Multiples 208
3.12.7 Approximate numbers 208
4 Letters 209
4.1 Addressing an envelope 209
4.2 General form of a letter 210
4.3 Informal letters 210
4.4 Formal letters 213
5 Grammar 215
5.1 The main features of Chinese grammar 215
5.1.1 Absence of morphological change 215
5.1.2 Frequent ellipsis 216
5.1.3 Mutual influence of monosyllabic and disyllabic words 217
5.1.4 Differences between spoken and written forms 217
5.2 Word order and syntax 219
5.3 Topic-comment sentences 221
5.4 Pronouns 222
5.4.1 Personal pronouns 222
5.4.2 Demonstrative pronouns 223
5.4.3 Interrogative pronouns 223
5.5 Location 224
5.6 Measure words 225
5.7 Ways of asking questions 228
5.8 Auxiliary verbs/optative verbs 231
5.8.1 Capability 231
5.8.2 Possibility 231
VII
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