Cantonese: a comprehensive grammar

by Matthews, Stephen

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Full title :Cantonese : a comprehensive grammar / Stephen Matthews and Virginia Yip.

Summary

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, including trendy language.

Edition Statements

Publication Date:©2011
Edition:Second edition

Publication Statements

Publisher(s):Routledge Taylor & Francis Group
Place of Publication:London
Language:eng
Publication Date:©2011

The Physical Object

Description:1 online resource (xxiii, 510 pages)

Edition Identifiers

ISBN:9780203835012, 0203835018, 9781136853500, 1136853502
oclc:ocn878137265
LC Classification:PL1733
Dewey Decimal:495.1/7

1. Phonology : the Cantonese sound system -- 2. Word structure : morphology and word formation -- 3. Syntactic categories : parts of speech in Cantonese -- 4. Sentence structure : word order and topicalization -- 5. Pronouns -- 6. The noun phrase -- 7. Prepositions and expressions of location -- 8. The verb phrase -- 9. Adjectival constructions : description and comparison -- 10. Adverbial constructions -- 11. Aspect and verbal particles -- 12. Modality : possibility and probability -- 13. Negation -- 14. Quantification and existential sentences -- 15. Relative and noun-modifying clauses -- 16. Coordination and subordinate clauses -- 17. Questions -- 18. Sentence particles and interjections -- 19. Imperative sentences : commands and requests -- 20. Cantonese speech conventions : politeness and terms of address -- 21. Numerals and times.