Chinese Pronunciation Course - Basic Study [with 2 CD]. ISBN: 7-301-07834-X, 730107834X, 978-7-301-07834-1, 9787301078341

Format: Textbook + 2 CD
Chinese Title: 汉语语音教程 - 基础篇 + 2 CD
ISBN-10: 7-301-07834-X, 730107834X
ISBN-13: 978-7-301-07834-1, 9787301078341
Binding: Softcover
Pages: 210
Shipping Weight: 480g
Size: 186mm x 261mm
Language: simplified Chinese, pinyin (only few English annotations)

When learning Chinese, the first and most important thing for foreigners is to pronounce their words correctly. It's also one of the most difficult aspects. Correct pronunciation is directly related to one's listening and speaking ability. Focusing in this aspect simultaneously will improve one's Chinese. This is a book on Chinese pronunciation designed for foreign learners. It will help students grasp Chinese pronunciation better and more quickly avoiding detours, form good pronunciation habits, and lay a solid foundation for further study.

Chinese Pronunciation Course - Basic Study is an elementary pronunciation course for beginners, which mainly explains the general knowledge of Chinese pronunciation. It consists of 9 units: the tones and simple finals, the initials, the compund finals, the nasal finals, the changes of tones, the r-ending retroflexion, the changes in the pronunciation of "啊" and intonation. Jingles, riddles, poems etc. are used as exercise materials.

There are 2 accompanying CDs included which are recorded in standard Chinese. 

目录 Contents
第一课 声调和单韵母 Lesson One Tile’Fones and the Simple Finals
一、汉语的4个声调 The 4 Tones in Chinese
二、汉语的8个单韵母及声调 The 8 Simple Finals and the Tones in Chinese
综合练习 Comprehensive Exercises
课后自测题 After Class Self-test Exercises
第二课 声母 Lesson Two The Initial
汉语的21个声母及声调 The 21 Initials and the Tones in Chinese
综合练习 Comprehensive Exercises
课后自测题 After Class Self-test Exercises
第三课 复韵母 Lesson Three The Compound Finals
汉语的13个复韵母及声调 The 13 Compound Finals and the Tones in Chinese
综合练习 Comprehensive Exercises
课后自测题 After Class Self-test Exercises
第四课 鼻韵母 Lesson Four The Nasal Finals
汉语的16个鼻韵母及声调 The 16 Nasal Finals and the Tones in Chinese
综合练习 Comprehensive Exercises
课后自测题 After Class Selbtest Exercises
第五课 变调 Lesson Five The Changes of Tones
一、第三声的变调 The Changes of the 3rd Tone
二、第四声的变调 The Change of the 4th Tone
三、“一”的变调 The Tone Changes of“一”
四、“不”的变调 The Tone Changes of“不”
综合练习 Comprehensive Exercises
课后自测题 After Class Self-test Exercises
第六课 轻声 Lesson Six The Neutral Tone
一、汉语的4种轻声 The 4 Neutral Tones in Chinese
二、轻声的作用 The Functions of the Neutral Tone
三、必读轻声的词 The Words that Must Be Read in a Neutral Tone
综合练习 Comprehensive Exercises
课后自测题 After Class Self-test Exercises
第七课 儿化 Lesson Seven The r—Ending Retroflexion
汉语的4类儿化韵 The 4 Kinds of r-Ending Retroflexion in Chinese
综合练习 Comprehensive Exercises
课后自测题 After Class Self-test Exercises
第八课 “啊”的音变 Lesson Eight 1he Changes in the Pronunciation 0f“啊”
“啊”的6种音变 The 6 Changes in the Pronunciation of“啊”
综合练习 Comprehensive Exercises
课后自测题 After Class Self-test Exercises
第九课 语调 Lesson Nine Intonation
一、重音 Stresses
二、停顿 Pauses
三、句调 The Tunes of Sentences
综合练习 Comprehensive Exercises
课后自测题 After Class Self-test Exercises
附录 Appendix
一、“一”的变调词语The Words with“一”Whose Tone Changes
二、“不”的变调词语The Words with“不”Whose Tone Changes
三、必读轻声的词The Words that Must Be Read in a Neutral Tone
四、儿化词The r-Ending Retroflex Words
五、汉语声韵调配合表 Table of Combinations of the Initials Finals and Tones in Chinese
六、部分练习答案 Answers to Parts of the Exercises
七、课后自测题答案 Answers to After Class Self-test Exercises