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A Dictionary of Cantonese Slang: The Language of Hong Kong Movies, Street Gangs and City Life - Hardcover
Synopsis
Providing a description and analysis of Hong Kong vernacular Cantonese speech styles, notably the language of the Triad-dominated criminal underworld, of teenagers and of Hong Kong movies and comics, this reference text is arranged alphabetically in both Cantonese and English.
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From the Back Cover
"The one and only, covering everything from common colloquialisms to triad trash-talking. . . . More than an indispensable tool for anybody—reader, writer or even lawyer—who needs to understand everyday Cantonese." —Frank Dikötter, School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London
About the Author
Christopher Hutton has taught Yiddish studies at the University of Texas at Austin and general and English linguistics in Hong Kong. Kingsley Bolton is professor of linguistics at the University of Stockholm.
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- PublisherC.Hurst
- Publication date2005
- ISBN 10 1850654190
- ISBN 13 9781850654193
- BindingHardcover
- LanguageEnglish
- Number of pages492
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