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Learning to read in China : sociolinguistic perspectives on the acquisition of literacy / John E. Ingulsrud and Kate Allen.

Penn Museum Library LB1577.C48 I54 1999
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Format:
Book
Author/Creator:
Ingulsrud, John E.
Contributor:
Allen, Kate, 1950-
Harry E. Humphreys Book Fund.
Language:
English
Subjects (All):
Chinese language--Study and teaching (Elementary)--China.
Chinese language.
Reading (Elementary)--China.
Reading (Elementary).
Chinese characters--Study and teaching (Elementary)--China.
Chinese characters.
Sociolinguistics.
Chinese characters--Study and teaching (Elementary).
Chinese language--Study and teaching (Elementary).
China.
Physical Description:
xi, 169 pages, 4 unnumbered pages of plates ; ol. illustrations ; 24 cm
Place of Publication:
Lewiston, NY : Mellen, 1999.
Contents:
Chapter 1 Language and Literacy in China 11
The Development of Putonghua 14
The Speech Community of Nanjing 19
The Development of an Alphabet for Chinese 21
Language Reforms 31
The Simplification of Chinese Characters 31
A National Language 34
The Development of Hanyu Pinyin 35
Chapter 2 The Schools 43
The Key School 45
The Neighborhood School 47
The Classroom 49
The Administration 51
The Teachers 53
The Parents 58
The Kindergarten 60
Chapter 3 Learning to Speak Putonghua 65
The Representation of Putonghua 66
The Putonghua Lesson 68
Speaking Practice 71
The Interference of Dialect 74
Tones and Standard Vocabulary 78
Chapter 4 Learning Hanyu Pinyin 83
Shapes of the Alphabet 87
Phonics 90
Reading Hanyu Pinyin 93
Writing Hanyu Pinyin 96
Hanyu Pinyin and Chinese Morphology 98
Hanyu Pinyin and English 101
Testing Hanyu Pinyin 103
Chapter 5 Learning Chinese Characters 109
The Chinese Character Lesson 110
The Textbook 115
Testing Chinese Literacy Skills 119
Chapter 6 Spheres of Literacy 127
The Task of Acquiring Literacy 127
Motivations for Acquiring Literacy 129
Social and Cultural Identities in Acquiring Literacy 133
1. The Linguistic Map of China 12
1. Population Pecentages of Dialect Group Speakers 14
2. Sample Vocabulary from Selected City Dialects 18
3. Comparison of Wenyan and Modern Text 24
4. Comparison of Selected Guoyin Zimu Symbols with Hanyu Pinyin 25
5. Comparison of Guoyeu Romatzyh with Hanyu Pinyin 29
6. Selected Methods of Chinese Character Simplification 32
7. Rules for Placing Tone Diacritics in Hanyu Pinyin 68
8. Summary of a Putonghua Lesson 71
9. Error Analysis of the Dictation Papers 97
10. The Hanyu Pinyin Test 104
11. The Initial Lessons Learning Chinese Characters 115
12. Yuwen First Semester Final Examination (written section) 119
13. Criteria for Yuwen First Semester Final Examination (speaking section) 122
1. Comparison of Hanyu Pinyin Initials with IPA, Wade-Giles, and English 145
2. Comparison of Hanyu Pinyin Finals with IPA, Wade-Giles, and English 146.
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 151-162) and index.
Local Notes:
Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Harry E. Humphreys Book Fund.
ISBN:
0773479619
OCLC:
41266252

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