Cantonese dictionary: Cantonese-English. English-Cantonese

Huang, Parker Po-fei

Published by Yale University Press, New Haven & London, 1970

About this Item

First edition, 8vo, pp. xx, [2], 487, [3]; fine copy in original brown cloth lettered in red on upper cover and spine. Dust jacket is not present. This copy with a presentation from the compiler: "To Professor S. W. Chan from Parker Po-fei Huang, October 10, 1970." Parker Po-Fei Huang (1914-2008) was a distinguished Chinese-American professor and poet at Yale who helped to pioneer Chinese language studies in the United States. Huang developed the leading method of teaching Cantonese to non-native speakers and authored numerous Mandarin language textbooks, as well as the first Cantonese textbook and dictionary, which have been used widely on college campuses.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Cantonese dictionary: Cantonese-English. English-Cantonese
• Publisher: Yale University Press, New Haven & London
• Publication Date: 1970
• Edition: First Edition.
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