Chinese linguists on RP?

2014-12-06T04:24:26-05:00

Are there any Chinese linguists (Mandarin) on RP? If so, would you be willing to recommend beginning Mandarin materials to a Russian linguist? I have lots of books but none of them live up to their Amazon ratings, and would appreciate some advice. I am studying this by my lonesome due to lack of instruction where I live.

Response by SSG Private RallyPoint Member made Dec 6 at 2014 12:02 PM

2014-12-06T12:02:02-05:00

While I'm not a Chinese linguist, I do appreciate the languages of the world. I recommend using the Rosetta Stone programs. I have both the Spanish and Arabic versions and working on purchasing a couple others in the future.

Response by SSG Matt Murphy made Sep 19 at 2015 10:01 PM

2015-09-19T22:01:41-04:00

Best Rominization: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yale_romanization_of_Mandarin

Yale romanization of Mandarin - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

The Yale romanization of Mandarin was developed in 1943 by the Yale sinologist George Kennedy to help prepare American soldiers to communicate with their Chinese allies on the battlefield. Rather than try to teach recruits to interpret the standard romanization of the time, the Wade–Giles system, a new system was invented that utilized the decoding skills that recruits would already know from having learned to read English, i.e. it used...

Response by SSG Matt Murphy made Sep 19 at 2015 10:03 PM

2015-09-19T22:03:16-04:00

Connect with CW3 Luther Deese

Response by SrA Eric Standlee made Jan 24 at 2022 2:59 PM

2022-01-24T14:59:20-05:00

Yep