Met dit aantrekkelijke lesboek worden de basisprincipes van de Chinese taal geleerd. Er wordt zelfstandig gewerkt aan het leren herkennen, luisteren, uitspreken en schrijven van Chinese karakters. Ondertussen wordt er ook nog eens veel geleerd over China. Het lesboek is gevarieerd vormgegeven met veel illustraties en afwisseling in de verwerkingsopdrachten. Informatieve teksten over China worden afgewisseld met theorie over de Chinese taal. De informatie wordt verwerkt in oefeningen en opdrac...

Now fully revised in line with the latest research, each chapter includes a summary, suggestions for further reading, and exercises. As such this is the ideal book for both beginning students of linguistics, or anyone in a related discipline looking for a first introduction to morphology.

An approachable and engaging introduction to Historical Linguistics with up-to-date pedagogy including exercises, further reading and online support material.

Historical Linguistics is a core part of most linguistics programmes. With the more experienced linguistics student in mind, this book covers many subjects in considerable depth while not sacrificing an appreciation of the whole.

Includes examples and datasets from a wide variety of languages and language families, whereas most historic...

A fruitful and insightful study of how language affects how we understand the world, this book is also an indispensable work for all those seeking to retrieve some kind of meaning in uncertain times.

Colloquial Hebrew provides a step-by-step course in Hebrew as it is written and spoken today. Combining a user-friendly approach with a thorough treatment of the language, it equips learners with the essential skills needed to communicate confidently and effectively in Hebrew in a broad range of situations.

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