Learning Catalan
Introduction
These materials have been prepared by me as a practical handbook for learning Catalan. For simplicity, most references have been omitted.
They are a work in progress and will be updated gradually. All data come from
Google Translate,
ChatGPT, and native speakers around me.
If you do not have basic knowledge of linguistics, I highly recommend first reading the section Getting Ready for some essential background, as well as
the Leipzig Glossing Rules for information on how linguistic data are encoded.
These materials are free for personal use; however, for any commercial use or activities intended for financial gain, prior authorization from me is required.
Getting Ready
Some Fundamental Knowledge in Linguistics < PDF >
Chapter 1
Sound System, Phonetics and Phonology < PDF >
Chapter 2
Basic Features < PDF >
Chapter 3
Noun Phrases < PDF >
Chapter 4
Determiner Phrases < PDF >
Chapter 5
Verb Phrases < PDF >
Chapter 6
Inflectional Phrases < PDF >
Chapter 7
Adjective Phrases
Chapter 8
Preposition Phrases
Chapter 9
Complementizer Phrases
Chapter 10
Negation
Chapter 11
Biclausal Structures
Special Issue 1
Accusativity and Ergativity < PDF >
Special Issue 2
Ser and Estar in Catalan < PDF >
Learning Mandarin Chinese
Introduction
These materials have been prepared by me in my role as a Mandarin Chinese teacher at ClicAsia: Centre d'Estudis Orientals.
All materials, except for the extended ones, are written in Spanish or Catalan for Spanish/Catalan-speaking students.
They are intended as a supplement to the official handbook used in the center, for which I do not hold the copyright.
However, all the materials below are my own work, and all data come from my own sources.
These materials are free for personal use; however, for any commercial use or activities intended for financial gain, prior authorization from me is required.
Material 1
Vowels in Mandarin Chinese (written in Spanish) < PDF >
Material 2
Consonants in Mandarin Chinese (written in Spanish) < PDF >
Material 3
Basic Knowledge of Mandarin Chinese (written in Spanish) < PDF >
Material 4
Postverbal Locations in Mandarin Chinese (written in Spanish) < PDF >
Material 5
Numeral Classifier Constructions in Mandarin Chinese (written in Spanish) < PDF >
Material 6
Biclausal Constructions in Mandarin Chinese (written in Spanish) < PDF >
Material 7
Interrogatives in Mandarin Chinese (written in Spanish) < PDF >
Material 8
Adjectival Predicates and Comparative Constructions in Mandarin Chinese (written in Spanish) < PDF >
Material 9
Aspects and "Future" in Mandarin Chinese (written in Spanish) < PDF >
Material 10
A Brief Introduction to 都 dōu in Mandarin Chinese (written in Spanish) < PDF >
Material 11
A Brief Introduction to 也 yě in Mandarin Chinese (written in Catalan) < PDF >
Material 12
Copular Constructions, Locative Constructions, Passive Constructions, and Progressive Constructions in Mandarin Chinese (written in Catalan) < PDF >
Material 13
Antipassive Constructions and Passive Constructions with Preverbal 给 gěi in Mandarin Chinese (written in Catalan) < PDF >
Extended 1
Nouns in Mandarin Chinese (written in English) < PDF >
Extended 2
Lexical Aspects in Mandarin Chinese (written in English) < PDF >