Cultural Dictionary of The Chinese Language

Name: Cultural Dictionary of The Chinese Language
Brand: Taylor & Francis

Taylor & Francis

A Cultural Dictionary of The Chinese Language500 Proverbs, Idioms and Maxims ?????\nAuthor(s): Liwei Jiao\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd, United Kingdom\nImprint: Routledge\nISBN-13: 9781138907294, 978-1138907294\nSynopsis\nA Cultural Dictionary of the Chinese Language introduces the 500 most important cultural traits of the Chinese as reflected in language use, especially in Chinese idioms (chengyu), proverbs and colloquial expressions (suyu). \n\nCommunicative competence, the ultimate goal of language learning, consists of not only linguistic, but intercultural competence, which enables the language learner to speak with fluency and understanding. The Chinese language is richly imbued with cultural wisdoms and values underlying the appropriateness of idioms in the Chinese language. \n\nThe Dictionary provides Intermediate and B1-C1 level learners as well as scholars of the Chinese language with an essential reference book as well as a useful cultural reader.