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Frontmatter -- Preface -- Contents -- Part One: Introduction -- Chapter I. The Chinese Language -- Chapter Ii. Pronunciation And Romanization -- Chapter Iii. Grammar -- Chapter Iv. The Characters -- Chapter V. Method Of Study -- Part Two: Foundation Work -- To The Student -- Lesson A. The Tones -- Lesson Β. Difficult Sounds -- Lesson C. The System Of Sounds -- Lesson D. System Of Tone Sandhi -- Part Three: The Lessons -- To The Student -- Lesson 1. You, I, And He 'four Men' -- Lesson 2. Things -- Lesson 3. Speaking Chinese -- Lesson 4. Telephoning -- Lesson 5. Up, Down, Left, Right, Front, Back, And Middle -- Lesson 6. A Smoke Ring -- Lesson 7. Mr. Can't Stop Talking -- Lesson 8. Antonyms -- Lesson 9. A Good Man -- Lesson 10. The Tailless Rat -- Lesson 11. Watching The Year Out -- Lesson 12. A Rescue At Sea -- Lesson 13. Inquiring After A Sick Man -- Lesson 14. Conversation With The Doctor -- Lesson 15. World Geography -- Lesson 16. Chinese Geography -- Lesson 17. Talking About Indusco -- Lesson 18. To The Minsheng Works -- Lesson 19. Renting A House -- Lesson 20. The Walrus And The Carpenter -- Lesson 21. Listening And Listening In Act I. Dictation -- Lesson 22. Studying -- Lesson 23. The Vernacular Literature Movement -- Lesson 24. An American Makes A Speech -- Vocabulary And Index -- Abbreviations And Symbols -- Synopsis Of Tonal Spelling Yuen Ren Chao. Mode Of Access: Internet Via World Wide Web. In English.