A Frequency Dictionary of Mandarin Chinese: Core Vocabulary for Learners

by Richard Xiao

Overview

A Frequency Dictionary of Mandarin Chinese is an invaluable tool for all learners of Mandarin Chinese, providing a list of the 5,000 words and the 2,000 Chinese characters (simplified) most commonly used in the language. Based on a fifty-million-word corpus composed of spoken, fiction, non-fiction and news texts in current use, the dictionary provides the user with a detailed frequency-based list, as well as alphabetical and part-of-speech indexes.

All entries in the frequency list feature the English equivalent and a sample sentence with English translation. The Dictionary also contains thirty thematically organized lists of frequently used words on a variety of topics such as food, weather, travel and time expressions.

A Frequency Dictionary of Mandarin Chinese enables students of all levels to maximize their study of Mandarin vocabulary in an efficient and engaging way. It is also an excellent resource for teachers of the language.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781138129795
Publisher:	Taylor & Francis
Publication date:	09/29/2015
Series:	Routledge Frequency Dictionaries
Pages:	400
Product dimensions:	6.88(w) x 9.69(h) x (d)

About the Author

Richard Xiao is Senior Lecturer and Programme Leader in Chinese Studies at Edge Hill University. Paul Rayson is Director of the University Centre for Computer Corpus Research on Language and a teaching fellow at Lancaster University. Tony McEnery is Professor of English Language and Linguistics at Lancaster University.

Table of Contents

Thematic vocabulary list, Introduction, The ICTCLAS part of speech annotation Scheme, Frequency index, Alphabetical index, Part of speech index, Character frequency index

Editorial Reviews

"Built on a philosophy that reflects this recognition, this frequency dictionary should prove an invaluable tool for guiding learners and teachers of Mandarin Chinese as a second or foreign language in determining what kinds of vocabulary to focus their time and energy on at different stages of lanaguage learning process or curriculum."
- Xiaofei Lu, Penn State University, USA

"Xiao, Rayson and McEnery's frequency dictionary is an impressive work that will undoubtedly prove useful to students, teachers, and - because of the detailed statistical information that is given - perhaps to researchers as well.....my main reaction upon perusing this book has been a feeling of regret that it was not available to me years ago when I was first studying Chinese."
— Michael Grosvald, the University of California at Davis

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