Spoken Amoy Hokkien

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The Spoken Language series are different from other language books I've read in that the former didn't seem boring to read after a while. If you want to learn Amoy Hokkien, I recommend to get this book and buy the audio cassettes with it/5(5).

Spoken Amoy Hokkien book. Read reviews from world’s largest community for readers. Major Chinese dialect of Fukien Province, widely spoken Taiwan, Malaya. In response to Chao-Hong Wang, Spoken Taiwanese is book 3 of a series.

It is preceded by Spoken Amoy Hokkien Volume I (book 1) and Spoken Amoy Hokkien Volume II (book 2). Book 1 discusses tones and phonetics. Nicholas C. Bodman books have their own Romanization System that is distinct from the original Chuch Vernacular Romanization (POJ)/5(8).

Reviewer: Pat Welsh - favorite favorite favorite favorite - Subject: Spoken Amoy Hokkien I used this book and its follow-up book, Volume 2, along with tapes several decades ago.

Nicholas Cleaveland Bodman also wrote Spoken Hakka as well using the same format. SPOKEN AMOY HOKKIEN (TWO VOLUMES) by Bodman, Nicholas Cleaveland and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at   Textbooks Nicholas C. Bodman "Spoken Amoy Hokkien (2 Volume Set)" Spoken Amoy Hokkien (2 Volume Set) Dictionary Carstairs Douglas & Thomas Barclay "Chinese-English dictionary of the vernacular or spoken language of Amoy: with the principal variat.

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Additional Physical Format: Online version: Bodman, Nicholas Cleaveland, Spoken Amoy Hokkien. Kuala Lumpur, Published by the authority of the Gov. Federation of Malaya, Spoken Amoy Hokkien: Nicholas C. Bodman: Books - Skip to main content. Try Prime EN Hello, Sign in Account & Lists Sign in Account & Lists Orders Try Prime Cart.

Books Go Search Best Sellers Gift Ideas New Releases Deals Store /5(5). It also closely resembles Amoy (厦门话; 廈門話) spoken in Amoy, China, and Taiwanese Hokkien which is spoken in Taiwan. [ citation needed ] Hokkien is the Min Nan pronunciation for the province of Fujian, and is generally the term used by the Chinese in South-East Asia to refer to the 'Banlam' dialect (.

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: Spoken Amoy Hokkien (2 Volume Set) () by Bodman, Nicholas C. and a great selection of similar New, Used and Collectible Books available now at great : Paperback. Hokkien literature wasn't given much emphasis as writing in Hokkien was discouraged in the past. The Classical Chinese was the only written language recognised by the Chinese imperial rulers.

The earliest surviving book written in Hokkien was a playbook republished in. The Amoy dialect or Xiamen dialect (Chinese: 廈門話; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Ē-mn̂g-ōe), also known as Amoynese, Amoy Hokkien, Xiamenese or Xiamen Hokkien, is a dialect of Hokkien spoken in the city of Xiamen (historically known as "Amoy") and its surrounding metropolitan area, in the southern part of Fujian province.

Currently, it is one of the most widely researched and studied varieties of. Spoken Amoy Hokkien Paperback – 31 December by Nicholas C. Bodman (Author) out of 5 stars 2 ratings.

See all formats and editions Hide other formats and editions. Price New from Paperback, Import "Please retry" — ₹ 36, /5(2). ☯ Full Synopsis: "Taiwanese and Amoy Hokkien are languages that developed as hybrids of Zhangzhou and Quanzhou dialects both in the City of Xiamen (Amoy) and in Taiwan.

Hokkien, along with the related Teochew language, are amongst the most widely spoken Chinese languages overseas along with Standard Mandarin, Cantonese, Hakka, and Shanghainese. A special mention: the Rev. Douglas’ monumental Dictionary of the Vernacular or Spoken Language of Amoy (not sure it still makes sense to buy this in the age of moedict and itaigi, but only 10 years ago this was the best there was) – if you do, get the pdf version with characters that comes as part of this book: Amoy Hokkien.

Nicholas C. Bodman. Ithaca, NY: Spoken Language Services, ISBN: Language: English. Format: Paperback (2 volumes) Overview. Written in the s while the author was stationed in what is now Malaysia, these books are best used with the CDs. A Course in Contemporary Chinese (NTNU Mandarin Training Center).

Covers six levels, comes with recordings on discs, or download from the Internet. Most of the major universities use this to some extent. Covers levels 1 - 6, up to C1. Uses both tr. Taiwanese and the related Amoy Hokkien dialect are the most widely spoken Hokkien dialects.

Hokkien, along with the related Teochew, is among the most widely spoken non-Mandarin Chinese languages overseas along with Cantonese, Hakka, and Shanghainese.

However, most spoken and written Chinese language instruction is in standard Mandarin. Comparison. The Amoy dialect (Xiamen) is a hybrid of the Quanzhou and Zhangzhou dialects. Taiwanese is also a hybrid of these two dialects. Taiwanese in northern Taiwan tends to be based on the Quanzhou variety, whereas the Taiwanese spoken in southern Taiwan tends to be based on Zhangzhou's.

There are minor variations in pronunciation and vocabulary between Quanzhou and .But here are two English-based Hokkien (e-books) dictionary, which you can read online or even download for reference. English and Chinese dictionary of the Amoy dialect () Author: Author: Macgowan, J. (John), d. Publisher: Amoy, China: A.A.

Marcal Brief: Dictionary for Amoy Hokkien Read it online! More info or to download pdf file.leading to the later publication of his Spoken Amoy Hokkien and Spoken Taiwanese. This was during the "emergency" in Malaya. Many items supplied in xerox. Spoken Amoy Hokkien, Spoken Taiwanese correspondence with Yap Un Pho, Robert Bruce, etc.

re initial publication of Spoken Amoy Hokkien.