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ABC English-Chinese Chinese-English Dictionary
Contributor(s): DeFrancis, John (Editor), Zhang, Yanyin (Editor)

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 ISBN: 0824834852     ISBN-13: 9780824834852
Publisher: University of Hawaii Press
OUR PRICE: $19.00  

Binding Type: Vinyl-bound
Published: January 2011
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Additional Information
BISAC Categories:
- Foreign Language Study | Multi-language Dictionaries
- Foreign Language Study | Chinese
Dewey: 495.132
LCCN: 2010011785
Series: ABC Chinese Dictionary
Physical Information: 1.3" H x 4.5" W x 7.3" L (1.19 lbs) 1228 pages
Features: Index, Table of Contents
Review Citations: Reference and Research Bk News 02/01/2011 pg. 221
 
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Contributor Bio(s): DeFrancis, John: - John DeFrancis (1911- 2009) John DeFrancis (1911-2009), Emeritus Professor of Chinese at the University of Hawai'i, graduated from Yale in 1933 and immediately departed for China to pursue his interests. In three years of study and travel, he covered over 4,000 miles in Northwest China and Mongolia, across the Gobi Desert, and down the Yellow River, immersing himself in grassroots contact with the language and people. Upon his return to the United States, DeFrancis earned his M.A. and Ph.D. from Columbia University. He taught at several institutions nationwide. Dr. DeFrancis is the author of dozens of articles and books on spoken and written Chinese, among them a widely used 12-volume set of educational materials and Visible Speech: The Diverse Oneness of Writing Systems (UH Press, 1989).Zhang, Yanyin: - Zhang Yanyin is professor of TESOL/Applied Linguistics at the University of Canberra, Australia. She specializes in Second Language Acquisition, Interlanguage Pragmatics, and Second Language Pedagogy.
 
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