Introduction to Chinese Language

The textbook represents the first concentrated presentation of educational material on the phonetics of the Chinese language and the basics of Chinese conversation in Russia. It describes the elements of Chinese pronunciation in comparison with Russian. The formation of individual... speech sounds is presented in the order in which the actual learning process occurs. All sections contain methodological recommendations. Exercises are highlighted in a separate section and placed at the end of the introductory phonetic course. The examples used are vocabulary taken from existing literature on the subject published in China, as well as from dialogues included in the "Chinese Conversation" section of this textbook.
The introductory course in Chinese conversation is a logical continuation of the introductory phonetic course. It employs the principle of situational dialogues taking into account real situations that may arise in the context of St. Petersburg.
Attached to the textbook are: 1) educational material on conversational language in hieroglyphic notation; 2) a comparative table of various transcription systems for syllables of the Chinese language.