A Chinese Chrestomathy In The Canton Dialect

Excerpt from A Tonic Dictionary of the Chinese Language in the Canton Dialect Vocabulary of the Canton Dialect, 3 Parts. By R. Morrison. 1827. The Beginner's First Book in Chinese. (canton Vernacular). 1847. A Chinese Chrestomathy in the Canton Dialect. By E. C. Bridgman. 1841. Easy Lessons in Chinese, specially adapted to the Canton Dialect. By S. W. Williams, 1842. A Vocabulary with Colloquial Phrases of the Canton Dialect. By S. W. Bonney, 1854. The first two are out of print; the next two contain also some directions and exercises for learning the general language, the sounds alone being in this dialect. Chinese lexicographers have done much to elucidate their own language, and we may regard the common dictionary of Kanghi. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

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