<p><b>The key to correct Chinese pronunciation--through sight and sound</b></p><p>In Mandarin Chinese, the word “ma” canmean four different things depending onthe tone (the pitch)--“mother,” “hemp,”“horse,” or “to scold”--even though thepronunciation is the same. If you are not a nativespeaker of Chinese, you may find this aspect of learning thelanguage daunting. <i>McGraw-Hill's Chinese Pronunciation</i>makes it easier for you to pronounce Chinesewords correctly. You are first introduced to thesimple sounds; you then learn their combinations andcorrect tones. Vibrant illustrations in the book andvideo demonstrations on the CD-ROM even showtongue placement and mouth shapes to help you get the words right.</p>