China Books

(For this item please quote stock ID 14786) ISBN: 9787204034239

Contains over 6000 commonly used Chinese characters entries and 15,000 long terms entries. (For this item please quote stock ID 20772) ISBN: 9787119030845

[Indent] This volume adds to the 1998 edition more than 1000 new and contemproary words that are essential to the continuation and growth of the Hawaiian language, 'This publication is significant because it extends the lexicon but more importantly, it provides the contemporary speaker with the essential tool with which to describe her/his world through the medium of Hawaiian' - Timoti Karetu, chairman, Te Kohanga Reo National Trust. (For this item please quote stock ID 21223) ISBN: 9780824828035

'In the most essential aspects of its content, this is a splendid book' - Oceanic Linguistics, 1998 Tohi Vagahau Niue is a significant new dictionary detailing the Polynesian language of Niue, and will benefit Niuean studies for years to come. While its main aim is to be a repository for native speakers, it will also serve a wider linguistic audience, including comparativists and theorists in lexicography. Detailed 'user notes' introduce the reader to the basic challenges in Niuean lexicography and grammar. With some 10,000 Niuean word entries, the present dictionary is a significant expansion on an earlier work. The Niuean contributors took great care to present their language as a living entity while preserving its valuable past, but they are also aware of its uncertain future. Language revival is essential to preserve a linguistic Pacific jewel, and as such the new dictionary will lend status to Niuean language studies as well as be an invaluable help in using Niuean confidently in everyday life. Distributed for the Government of Niue (For this item please quote stock ID 24808) ISBN: 9780824819330

(For this item please quote stock ID 17689) ISBN: 9787205011420

(For this item please quote stock ID 18203) ISBN: 9787301048245

[Indent] Students familiar with Precy Espiritu's widely used beginning language text Let's Speak Ilokano will welcome Intermediate Ilokano. Each of the 12 lessons consists of eight major components: reading, vocabulary study, story, questions for conversation, grammar notes, writing practice, fluency practice, and culture notes. The text integrates eclectic approaches to language teaching and learning and encourages active participation by students. A variety of classroom activities are included that challenge students to delve deeper for a better understanding of what they are learning while promoting collaborative and cooperative interaction. The author provides numerous exercises for each chapter, offering instructors the maximum amount of flexibility in designing lessons. Intermediate Ilokano is intended for students with one year of college-level Ilokano but is also appropriate for younger learners at a comparable level. Precy Espiritu is associate professor and co-ordinator of the Ilokano Language and Literature Program at the Univeristy of Hawai'i. (For this item please quote stock ID 21246) ISBN: 9780824826451

Features 200-400 illustrated introductory vocabulary words, a pronunciation guide, and glossaries for young learners. Categories including family, home, school, the body, clothing, food, opposites, numbers, nature, and time, accurately portray Samoan culture as well as teaching basic vocabulary. An audio CD, recorded by a native speaker, accompanies the book. (For this item please quote stock ID 26935) ISBN: 9781573061988

(For this item please quote stock ID 30488) ISBN: 9787122029263

This dictionary is a compilation of 4,000 Tagalog roots, affixes, stems, compounds, and idioms. (For this item please quote stock ID 12000) ISBN: 9780870226762

Manchu is the most important Tungusic language, a vital resource for all scholars who work on the Altaic language family. Manchu: A Textbook for Reading Documents is the first English-language Manchu textbook in more than a century. It offers students of Chinese history and comparative literature the means to master documentary Manchu and will prove useful for those interested in the various branches of linguistics. Reading selections were chosen to give students an opportunity to become familiar with various types of documents and a variety of handwriting styles. Those interested in studying Manchu as a tool for reading historical documents related to China's Qing dynasty will find an abundance of texts, ranging from pre-1644 narratives recording the Manchu's rise to power to memorials from later dynasties. Students of linguistics will find not only examples of the very earliest Manchu writing, but also samples of contemporary Sibe (Xibo), a version of Manchu that is still spoken today by about twenty thousand people in Western China. Gertraude Roth Li taught Manchu at the University of Hawai'i and the University of California at Berkeley. She now lives in Honolulu. (For this item please quote stock ID 9561) ISBN: 9780824822064

Conversational Tagalog is an introductory-level text that was created for adult foreign/second language learners of Tagalog. It is designed to give practice in idiomatic Tagalog conversation by focusing exercises on simple language functions. The lessons are developed to encourage the interactional nature of communication.

(For this item please quote stock ID 11999) ISBN: 9780824809447

(For this item please quote stock ID 18547) ISBN: 9780824808228