Reviews for Acquisition of Word Order in Chinese as a Foreign Language

The average rating for Acquisition of Word Order in Chinese as a Foreign Language based on 2 reviews is 3.5 stars.

Review # 1 was written on 2013-08-24 00:00:00 Cheri Runyon If you're into stuff like this, you can read the full review. Ancient Norse: "A Guide to Old English" by Bruce Mitchell, Fred C. Robinson There is a lot of nonsense out there that English somehow evolved from Latin. So a quick history lesson. 1st century: Romans came to Britannia and subjugated Celts: -> Romans left minimal impact on the language and left at end of 4th century CE. 4th-5th century, Roman Empire collapses: -> Latin becomes exclusive language of priesthood. Commoners stop using it and it dies. 6th century: Saxons invade and exterminated the Celts (Except for Wales/Cornwall): -> Language of Brittania becomes Saxon 8th century: Vikings started raiding and eventually invade: -> Major influence of Norse words on English language

Review # 2 was written on 2018-02-05 00:00:00 James A Yates Haha look - this is on Goodreads! I mean.. ahem. It is my view that the linguistic nuances of Old English poetry are lost completely in translation. Every lover of literature should get this book and learn Old English. For how can the opening "Hwaet" of Beowulf possibly be rendered in our sloppy modern attempts at expression? How can the suffering of the Seafarer bite at the soul of a reader when the original meter is compromised? What craft have you? Where has gone the horse? Where the rider? Where the giver of treasure? Alas for the bright cup!