A Frequency Dictionary of Mandarin Chinese by Richard Xiao

A Frequency Dictionary of Mandarin Chinese by Richard Xiao

Suitable for learners of Mandarin Chinese, this dictionary provides a list of the 5,000 words and the 2,000 Chinese characters most commonly used in the language. Based on a fifty-million-word corpus composed of spoken, fiction, non-fiction and news texts, it provides the user with a detailed frequency-based list, as well as alphabetical index.

"Built on a philosophy that reflects this recognition, this frequency dictionary should prove an invaluable tool for guiding learners and teachers of Mandarin Chinese as a second or foreign language in determining what kinds of vocabulary to focus their time and energy on at different stages of lanaguage learning process or curriculum"
- Xiaofei Lu, Penn State University, USA

"Xiao, Rayson and McEnery's frequency dictionary is an impressive work that will undoubtedly prove useful to students, teachers, and - because of the detailed statistical information that is given - perhaps to researchers as well.....my main reaction upon perusing this book has been a feeling of regret that it was not available to me years ago when I was first studying Chinese."
-- Michael Grosvald, the University of California at Davis

Richard Xiao is Senior Lecturer and Programme Leader in Chinese Studies at Edge Hill University. Paul Rayson is Director of the University Centre for Computer Corpus Research on Language and a teaching fellow at Lancaster University. Tony McEnery is Professor of English Language and Linguistics at Lancaster University.

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ISBN 13	9780415455862
ISBN 10	0415455863
Title	A Frequency Dictionary of Mandarin Chinese
Author	Richard Xiao
Series	Routledge Frequency Dictionaries
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Taylor & Francis Ltd
Year published	2009-02-27
Number of pages	390
Cover note	Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.