A Frequency Dictionary Of Mandarin Chinese

This frequency dictionary of Mandarin Chinese gives students lists of over 5,000 words and 2,000 characters that rank highest on the frequency-based list. Xiao (Chinese studies, Edge Hill U.), Rayson (language, Lancaster U.) and McEnery (English and linguistics, Lancaster U.) have included English equivalents and sample sentences with each entry on the list, and they provide additional lists that group common themes such as food, weather, time and travel expressions. Indices for character frequency, part of speech and the ICTCLAS part of speech annotation are also included. Annotation 穢2009 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)