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Burmese (Myanmar) : An Introduction to the Script / John Okell.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublisher: Ithaca, NY : Cornell University Press, [2016]Copyright date: ©2011Description: 1 online resource (454 p.)Content type:
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ISBN:
  • 9780875806440
  • 9781609092207
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 495.8/11 23
LOC classification:
  • PL3938 .O42 2010
Other classification:
  • online - DeGruyter
Online resources: Available additional physical forms:
  • Issued also in print.
Contents:
Frontmatter -- Contents -- ACKNOWLEDGMENTS -- A NOTE FROM THE AUTHOR -- INTRODUCTION -- Part 1. Standard characters and combinations of characters -- Part 2. Less common characters and combinations of characters -- SUPPLEMENT READING FROM LIFE -- APPENDICES
Summary: The first volume in a four-part language course, this textbook enables students to start speaking and understanding the spoken language. In the early sections the focus is on familiarizing the learner with the unfamiliar sounds of the language and the structures of Burmese sentences. After this foundation the emphasis changes to acquiring the words and phrases needed for early encounters with Burmese speakers in Burma and elsewhere in the world. Numerous speaking exercises and practice dialogs feature travel topics such as asking for directions, taking taxis, and ordering food and drink, and common conversational topics such as introductions, family, and work. Because Burmese script can be challenging, Okell offers roman transcription alongside the Burmese script for Burmese material throughout the text. Like the other titles in this series, Book 1 is accompanied by audio files and can be used either under the instruction of a teacher or for self-study. The series was developed over a period of several years and was tested, modified, and expanded after use in the classroom. Language professors and their students or those learning Burmese on their own will appreciate the accessible approach and the manageable size of the lessons of the very practical textbooks in this series.
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Frontmatter -- Contents -- ACKNOWLEDGMENTS -- A NOTE FROM THE AUTHOR -- INTRODUCTION -- Part 1. Standard characters and combinations of characters -- Part 2. Less common characters and combinations of characters -- SUPPLEMENT READING FROM LIFE -- APPENDICES

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The first volume in a four-part language course, this textbook enables students to start speaking and understanding the spoken language. In the early sections the focus is on familiarizing the learner with the unfamiliar sounds of the language and the structures of Burmese sentences. After this foundation the emphasis changes to acquiring the words and phrases needed for early encounters with Burmese speakers in Burma and elsewhere in the world. Numerous speaking exercises and practice dialogs feature travel topics such as asking for directions, taking taxis, and ordering food and drink, and common conversational topics such as introductions, family, and work. Because Burmese script can be challenging, Okell offers roman transcription alongside the Burmese script for Burmese material throughout the text. Like the other titles in this series, Book 1 is accompanied by audio files and can be used either under the instruction of a teacher or for self-study. The series was developed over a period of several years and was tested, modified, and expanded after use in the classroom. Language professors and their students or those learning Burmese on their own will appreciate the accessible approach and the manageable size of the lessons of the very practical textbooks in this series.

Issued also in print.

Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.

In English.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 02. Mrz 2022)