Dreaming in Chinese : Mandarin Lessons in Life, Love, and Language

English

ISBN: 080277914X

EAN: 9780802779144

Category: Language Arts & Disciplines / Linguistics/Foreign Language Study / Chinese/History / Asia / China/Social Science / Customs & Traditions/

Publisher: Walker & Company

Release Date: 09/13/2011

Synopsis: When Deborah Fallows moved to Shanghai, she discovered that here struggles and triumphs in learning the language of her adopted home provided small clues to deciphering the behavior and habits of its people and their seemingly impenetrable culture. As her skill with Mandarin increased, bits of the language-a word, a phrase, an oddity of grammar-became windows into understanding romance, humor, protocol, relationships, and the overflowing humanity of modern China. Book jacket.

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Dreaming in Chinese : Mandarin Lessons in Life, Love, and Language

Illustrated: No

Format: Paperback

Height: 0.57 inches

Width: 5.18 inches

Length: 7.81 inches

Weight: 6.1 oz

Pages: 208