Basic Cantonese: A Grammar and Workbook, Second Edition

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Basic Cantonese: A Grammar and Workbook, Second Edition - by Virginia Yip, Stephen Matthews

Basic Cantonese introduces the essentials of Cantonese grammar in a straightforward and systematic way.

Each of the 28 units deals with a grammatical topic and provides associated exercises, designed to put grammar into a communicative context. Special attention is paid to topics which differ from English and European language structures.

 This new edition features:

  • clear, accessible format
  • lively examples to illustrate each grammar point
  • informative keys to all exercises
  • glossary of grammatical terms

Basic Cantonese is ideal for students new to the language. Together with its sister volume, Intermediate Cantonese, it forms a structured course of the essentials of Cantonese grammar.

Basic Cantonese: A Grammar and Workbook, Second Edition - About the Author

Virginia Yip is Professor at the Department of Linguistics and Modern Languages, The Chinese University of Hong Kong.

Stephen Matthews is Professor at the Department of Linguistics at the University of Hong Kong. They are the authors of Cantonese: A Comprehensive Grammar (1994, 2nd edition 2011), The Bilingual Child: Early Development and Language Contact (2007, Cambridge University Press), and co-directors of the Childhood Bilingualism Research Centre.

  • Language

    Chinese (Cantonese)

  • Level

    Beginner

  • Book Dimensions

    15.6 x 1.3 x 23.4 cm

  • Book Page Count

    160

  • Book Publication Date

    30 Jan. 2017

  • Book Publisher

    Routledge

  • Catalogue Ref

    TFRXX

  • Language Course Isbn

    9780415815598

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