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OverviewThanks to dedicated efforts of early missionaries, pedagogues, and linguists, we can trace back the evolution of modern Cantonese-one of the most spoken dialects in China, Southeast Asia, and globally-while differences in sounds, words, and grammar distinguish the old from contemporary speech today. Not much was recorded in official documents or gazetteers about the early history of Hong Kong where Cantonese is its most popular dialect. The knowledge of Cantonese is likewise quite limited except for occasional mentions of its culture and customs in writings here and there. For a long time, Cantonese was deemed a local dialect enjoying little prestige among the intellectuals. Its language and its origin remained much of a mystery until the mid-twentieth century when scholars started to accord it with increasing attention. In Cantonese: Since the 19th Century, Cheung offers profound insights to some thirty firsthand century-old materials, with findings that will be useful for ongoing efforts to trace the development of a language that has gone through many rounds of incredible and, at times dramatic, changes during the last two hundred years. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Hung-nin Samual CheungPublisher: The Chinese University Press Imprint: The Chinese University Press Dimensions: Width: 1.50cm , Height: 0.30cm , Length: 2.30cm Weight: 0.680kg ISBN: 9789882372535ISBN 10: 9882372538 Pages: 384 Publication Date: 22 December 2023 Audience: Professional and scholarly , Professional & Vocational Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In stock We have confirmation that this item is in stock with the supplier. It will be ordered in for you and dispatched immediately. Table of ContentsReviewsAuthor InformationHung-nin Samuel Cheung is professor emeritus of East Asian languages and cultures at the University of California, Berkeley, and of Chinese language and literature at the Chinese University of Hong Kong. His previous CUHK Press books include A Grammar of Cantonese as Spoken in Hong Kong (in Chinese, 2007) and A Practical Chinese Grammar (1994), one of the most acclaimed language textbooks in the English-speaking world. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |