New Release Adds 3D Soundscape Aspect to Chinese Language Dictionary; Book by Conal Boyce, Released by Dog Ear Publishing
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The author also uses green, black and red color coding to provide “an implied third dimension for indicating the ‘tonal weight’ of a given cell,” he writes.In 84 pages of appendices, the specialist will find a variety of topics in sinology, including morphology, dialects and the writing system.In a departure from traditional formats, the dictionary is structured as a matrix with 396 rows and four columns, which correspond to the four tones of Mandarin.The author also uses green, black and red color coding to provide “an implied third dimension for indicating the ‘tonal weight’ of a given cell,” he writes.Nor is this merely a new kind of “character dictionary;” rather, it provides practical, detailed guidance on the question of stand-alone characters versus two-characterwords.In 84 pages of appendices, the specialist will find a variety of topics in sinology, including morphology, dialects and the writing system.Author Conal Boyce received his doctorate in Chinese language from Harvard University in 1975.For more information, visit www.conalboyce.comChinese As It Is:A 3D Sound Atlas With First 1000 CharactersConal BoyceDog Ear PublishingISBN: 978-160844-757-2 210 pages $39.95 USAvailable at Ingram, Amazon.com, Barnes & Noble and fine bookstores everywhereAbout Dog Ear Publishing, LLCDog Ear Publishing offers completely customized self-publishing services for independent authors.