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A Grammar of Colloquial Chinese, as Exhibited in the Shanghai Dialect

by Joseph Edkins

Level C1 · AdvancedClassics7 chapters
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About this book

Explore the unique sounds and tones of the Shanghai dialect through a detailed study of its alphabet, pronunciation, and word groupings, revealing the rich linguistic character distinct from Mandarin and other Chinese dialects.

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Contents

7 chapters in all. The first chapter is free to read with no account.

02TABLE OF CONTENTS.
03PART 1.ON SOUND.
04PART II.ON THE PARTS OF SPEECH.
05PART III.ON SYNTAX.
06APPENDIX I.
07APPENDIX II.

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