Stephen Matthews, Virginia Yip

Cantonese: A Comprehensive Grammar (eBook, ePUB)

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

Cantonese: A Comprehensive Grammar is a complete reference guide to Cantonese as spoken by native speakers in Hong Kong. It presents a fresh and accessible description of the language, concentrating on the real patterns of use in current Cantonese. This makes it the ideal reference source for all learners and users of Cantonese, irrespective of level, in schools, colleges, universities and adult classes of all types. Moreover, it will provide a lasting and reliable resource for all fluent speakers of the language.

The book is organized to promote a thorough understanding of Cantonese grammar. Arranged by both syntactic categories and language functions, the Grammar provides an in-depth treatment of structures and pays special attention to idiom and speech registers. Explanations are full, clear and free of jargon. An extensive index, numbered paragraphs and generous use of headings and cross-references provide readers with easy access to the information they require.

Features include:

Comprehensive pronunciation section

Full use of examples from films, advertising and authentic conversations

Cantonese-English parallels highlighted throughout the book

All examples given in characters as well as pinyin

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis eBooks
• Seitenzahl: 544
• Erscheinungstermin: 24. Mai 2013
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781136853494
• Artikelnr.: 40808877

Autorenporträt

Stephen Matthews

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction 1. Phonology 2. Word Structure 3. Syntactic Categories 4.
Sentence Structure 5. Pronouns 6. The Noun Phrase 7. Prepositions and
expressions of location 8. The Verb Phrase 9. Adjectival Constructions 10.
Adverbial Constructions 11. Aspect and Verbal Particles 12. Modality 13.
Negation 14. Quantification 15. Relative and noun-modifying clauses 16.
Coordination and Subordinate Clauses 17. Questions 18. Sentence Particles
and Interjections 19. Imperative Sentences 20. Cantonese Speech Conventions
21. Numberals and Times Appendiz: Romanization. System. Notes. Glossary of
Grammatical Terms. References. Index