- Main
- Society, Politics & Philosophy - Anthropology
- A Dictionary of Cantonese Slang
A Dictionary of Cantonese Slang
Christopher Hutton, Kingsley BoltonHow much do you like this book?
What’s the quality of the file?
Download the book for quality assessment
What’s the quality of the downloaded files?
The publication of this dictionary locates the discussion of its subject, Cantonese slang, within the social, cultural, and political dynamics of Hong Kong society. The "slang" of the title refers to a wide range of Hong Kong vernacular Cantonese speech styles, notably the language of the underworld (a major source of innovation in late 20th-21st century speech), of teenagers, and of Hong Kong movies and comics. The volume offers a general introduction to the history of "vernacular" and "vulgar" dictionaries, including the lexicography of Cantonese; the sociopolitical and linguistic background to Hong Kong; and the specific problems faced by the linguist as urban anthropologist in researching such issues. The Dictionary itself offers for the first time a survey of the commonest slang and colloquial phrases used in Hong Kong, including taboo language not hitherto found in any dictionary. It is Cantonese-English, arranged alphabetically according to a widely-used transcription system.
Categories:
Year:
2005
Publisher:
University of Hawaii Press
Language:
english
Pages:
524
ISBN 10:
0824829859
ISBN 13:
9780824829858
File:
PDF, 195.00 MB
Your tags:
IPFS:
CID , CID Blake2b
english, 2005
The file will be sent to your email address. It may take up to 1-5 minutes before you receive it.
The file will be sent to you via the Telegram messenger. It may take up to 1-5 minutes before you receive it.
Note: Make sure you have linked your account to Z-Library Telegram bot.
The file will be sent to your Kindle account. It may take up to 1–5 minutes before you receive it.
Please note: you need to verify every book you want to send to your Kindle. Check your mailbox for the verification email from Amazon Kindle.
Conversion to is in progress
Conversion to is failed
Premium benefits
- Send to eReaders
- Increased download limit
- File converter
- More search results
- More benefits