This reference grammar provides, for the first time, a description of the grammar of Mandarin Chinese, the official spoken language of China and Taiwan, in functional terms, focusing on the role and meanings of word-level and sentence-level ...

"The book is in two parts: Part I for study, Part II for reference; the two parts combined forming a portable dictionary of 10,200 characters ... this book will be more useful to the advanced student than to the beginner"--Preface.

First published in 2003. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.

In this update, Lunde reexamines the challenges of working with these languages, showing developers in a wide range of fields the latest tools for sharing information that can reach East Asia directly.

A good book for learning Chinese and at the same time learning better conduct for the coming years and for your better future.

"A basic textbook on Taoism, documented with many examples from the literature and illustrated with Chinese characters" --from book jacket.