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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.
- 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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