Richard Xiao je lingvista a vysokoškolský pedagóg, ktorého práca sa zameriava na štúdium jazyka a jeho využitie. Jeho výskum skúma komplexné vzťahy medzi jazykovými vzorcami a ich reálnym uplatnením, čím prispieva k hlbšiemu porozumeniu toho, ako jazyk funguje. Jeho prístup kombinuje teoretické poznatky s praktickou analýzou dát, čo vedie k cenným vhľadom do povahy komunikácie. Jeho odbornosť obohacuje oblasť lingvistiky a ponúka čitateľom pútavý pohľad na štruktúru a funkciu jazyka.
This Mandarin Chinese dictionary features 5,000 commonly used words and 2,000 characters, based on a fifty-million-word corpus from various text types. It offers a detailed frequency-based list and an alphabetical index, making it ideal for learners.
An Advanced Resource Book
Routledge Applied Linguistics is a series of comprehensive textbooks, providing students and researchers with the support they need for advanced study in the core areas of English language and Applied Linguistics. Each book in the series guides readers through three main sections, enabling them to explore and develop major themes within the discipline. Throughout the book, topics are revisited, extended, interwoven and deconstructed, with the reader’s understanding strengthened by tasks and follow-up questions. Corpus-Based Language Studies : The accompanying website to this book can be found at